Shloka 5

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

Devanagari script

अतस्तुते प्रवक्ष्यामि यद्विधेयं तदा धिया अन्यस्त्रीसंप्रवेशस्तु त्वया रक्ष्यः प्रयत्नतः //

Transliteration

atastute pravakṣyāmi yadvidheyaṃ tadā dhiyā anyastrīsaṃpraveśastu tvayā rakṣyaḥ prayatnataḥ //

Translation

Therefore, O praised one, I shall declare with discernment what must be done: you must, with earnest effort, guard against the entry or association of another man’s woman within your private sphere.

Word by Word

• atas: therefore

• tute (tuta/stuta): O praised one / O worthy of praise

• pravakṣyāmi: I shall explain / I shall declare

• yad: what

• vidheyam: what is to be done / prescribed duty

• tadā: then / at that time

• dhiyā: with understanding / with discernment

• anya-strī: another’s woman (a woman belonging to another man, i.e., not one’s lawful partner)

• saṃpraveśaḥ: entering, access, association

• tu: indeed

• tvayā: by you

• rakṣyaḥ: to be guarded against / to be prevented

• prayatnataḥ: with effort, diligently.

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (Vishnu) instructing Vaivasvata Manu (contextual attribution typical to Matsya Purana discourse)

Entities Mentioned

• Matsya
• Manu

Tags

• Dharma
• Rajadharma
• Grihastha
• Niti
• Ethics

FAQs

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

This verse is not about Pralaya; it is a nīti (ethical) instruction emphasizing disciplined restraint and safeguarding moral boundaries.

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

It frames self-control as a duty: a ruler/householder must prevent improper access or association involving another man’s wife, protecting social order, reputation, and dharmic conduct.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or ritual procedure is stated directly; the focus is personal and social discipline rather than temple-building or rites.