Shloka 6

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

Devanagari script

रहस्यत्र प्रयत्नेन चेतसा सततं गिरौ पिनाकिनः प्रविष्टायां वक्तव्यं मे त्वयानघे //

Transliteration

rahasyatra prayatnena cetasā satataṃ girau pinākinaḥ praviṣṭāyāṃ vaktavyaṃ me tvayānaghe //

Translation

O sinless one, when you have entered the mountain sanctuary of Pinākin (Śiva), you must, with steady mind and earnest effort, speak to me this secret teaching there.

Word by Word

• rahasyam: secret teaching/mystery

• atra: here/in this matter

• prayatnena: with effort/earnestly

• cetasā: with the mind/with attention

• satatam: continually/steadily

• girau: on the mountain/in the mountain region

• pinākinaḥ: of Pinākin (Śiva, bearer of the bow Pināka)

• praviṣṭāyām: upon (your) entering/when entered (fem. loc.)

• vaktavyam: should be spoken/must be told

• me: to me

• tvayā: by you

• anaghe: O faultless one/sinless lady

Speaker

• Unspecified narrator-speaker (a senior teacher/authority figure addressing a virtuous female devotee); within Matsya Purana dialogue-frame, conveyed in the Suta tradition

Entities Mentioned

• Pinakin
• Shiva

Tags

• Rahasya
• Shiva
• Giri
• Tirtha
• Ritual Instruction

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss pralaya directly; it emphasizes guarded transmission of an esoteric teaching to be communicated in a sanctified Shaiva setting (Pinākin’s mountain), reflecting Purāṇic secrecy around powerful rites rather than cosmic dissolution.

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

It models dharma as disciplined speech and mental steadiness: a householder (or ruler) should approach sacred knowledge with self-control, share confidential teachings only in proper contexts, and maintain purity of intent (anaghe) when engaging in vows, counsel, or religious instruction.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Ritually, it points to deśa-kāla-niyama (proper place and occasion): the ‘mountain of Pinākin’ functions as a qualified sacred locus where secret instructions, vows, or mantras are to be spoken/received—an important Matsya Purana pattern for pilgrimage-site ritual correctness.