Shloka 32

Matsya Purana — Uma’s Austerities and the Slaying of the Deceiver Asura ĀḌi

Devanagari script

*देव्युवाच यातास्म्यहं तपश्चर्तुं वाल्लभ्याय तवातुलम् रतिश्च तत्र मे नाभूत् ततः प्राप्ता त्वदन्तिकम् //

Transliteration

*devyuvāca yātāsmyahaṃ tapaścartuṃ vāllabhyāya tavātulam ratiśca tatra me nābhūt tataḥ prāptā tvadantikam //

Translation

The Goddess said: “I went to perform austerities (tapas) in order to gain your incomparable love. Yet there, no delight arose in me; therefore I have come back into your presence.”

Word by Word

• devī uvāca: the Goddess said

• yātā asmi aham: I have gone/I went

• tapaḥ: austerity, penance

• cartum (caritum): to practice/to perform

• vāllabhyāya: for belovedness/for winning affection (to become dear)

• tava: of you/your

• atulam: incomparable, unsurpassed

• ratiḥ ca: and pleasure/delight/attachment

• tatra: there

• me: for me/in me

• na abhūt: did not arise/was not

• tataḥ: therefore/from that reason

• prāptā: (I) have come/arrived

• tvat-antikam: to your vicinity/near you

Speaker

• Devi (the Goddess)

Tags

• Tapas
• Bhakti
• Divine Dialogue
• Puranic Narrative
• Love and Renunciation

FAQs

What does this verse reveal about the creation or dissolution (Pralaya)?

This verse does not address pralaya or cosmology; it focuses on inner experience during tapas and the devotee’s return to the divine presence when satisfaction is not found elsewhere.

How does this verse relate to the duties of a King or Householder?

It implies an ethical principle relevant to all roles: external discipline (tapas) should be joined with right intention and inner steadiness; when a practice does not yield clarity or contentment, one should return to the proper refuge—dharma, devotion, and wise counsel.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No vastu, temple-building, or ritual procedure is specified; the ritual element is general—tapas (austerity) as a spiritual discipline aimed at attaining divine favor.