Shloka 34

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

Devanagari script

कुपिता मयि तन्वङ्गी प्रकृत्या च दृढव्रता अप्राप्तकामा सम्प्राप्ता किमेतत्संशयो मम //

Transliteration

kupitā mayi tanvaṅgī prakṛtyā ca dṛḍhavratā aprāptakāmā samprāptā kimetatsaṃśayo mama //

Translation

That slender-limbed woman is angry with me; and by nature she is steadfast in her vows (vrata). Though her desire has not been fulfilled, she has still come here—what is this doubt that has arisen in my mind?

Word by Word

• kुपिता: angered

• मयि: toward me/at me

• तन्वङ्गी: slender-limbed woman

• प्रकृत्या: by nature

• च: and

• दृढव्रता: firm in vows/steadfast

• अप्राप्तकामा: whose desire is unfulfilled

• सम्प्राप्ता: has arrived/has come

• किम्: what?

• एतत्: this

• संशयः: doubt/suspicion

• मम: of mine/in me

Speaker

• Uncertain narrator/kingly protagonist within the episode (speaker not explicitly identifiable from the single verse alone)

Tags

• Matsya Purana narrative
• Dharma and restraint
• Emotional conflict
• Vows (Vrata)
• Royal/household ethics

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss pralaya or cosmology; it focuses on personal emotion, vow-based restraint, and the speaker’s inner doubt within a narrative episode.

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

It highlights the ethical tension between desire (kāma), restraint through vows (dṛḍha-vrata), and the need for clear judgment—qualities expected in household and royal conduct when dealing with relationships and conflict.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No vastu, temple-building, iconography, or ritual procedure is mentioned in this verse; the technical focus is on vrata (vowed resolve) and the psychology of anger and doubt.