Shloka 44

Matsya Purana — War of Devas and Asuras; Birth of Aurva Fire; Countering Tamasī Māyā through ...

Devanagari script

मनसा निर्मिता योनिर् आधातव्या तपस्विभिः न दारयोगो बीजं वा व्रतमुक्तं तपस्विनाम् //

Transliteration

manasā nirmitā yonir ādhātavyā tapasvibhiḥ na dārayogo bījaṃ vā vratamuktaṃ tapasvinām //

Translation

For ascetics, the ‘womb’ is to be established as mind-created; for tapasvins, the observance is declared to be free from (worldly) vows—there is to be neither union with a wife nor the sowing of seed.

Word by Word

• manasā: by the mind

• nirmitā: fashioned/created

• yoniḥ: womb, source, generative basis

• ādhātavyā: to be placed/established/assumed

• tapasvibhiḥ: by ascetics, by practitioners of austerity

• na: not

• dāra-yogaḥ: conjugal association, marital union

• bījam: seed, semen, procreative seed

• vā: or

• vrata-muktam: freed from (household-type) vows/observances, beyond conventional ritual obligations

• tapasvinām: of ascetics, of those devoted to tapas

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (in instruction to Vaivasvata Manu on dharma for ascetics)

Entities Mentioned

• Matsya
• Vaivasvata Manu
• tapasvin (ascetic)

Tags

• Tapas
• Sannyasa
• Brahmacharya
• Dharma
• Moksha

FAQs

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

It does not describe cosmic pralaya directly; it uses creation-language metaphorically—teaching that an ascetic’s ‘source’ (yoni) is mental/spiritual rather than physical procreation.

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

It contrasts renunciant dharma with householder duty: kings and householders sustain lineage through marriage and progeny, while tapasvins are instructed to renounce conjugal life and procreative acts as part of their spiritual discipline.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vastu or temple-building rule appears here; the ‘vrata-mukta’ point is a ritual takeaway—ascetics are portrayed as beyond many conventional household observances, emphasizing inner discipline over external rites.