Shloka 119

Matsya Purana — Yadu Lineage

Devanagari script

दृष्ट्वा च तं पात्यमानं देवी काव्यमवस्थितम् स्वरूपं ध्यानशाम्यन्तं दुर्बलं भूतिमास्थितम् पित्रा यथोक्तं वाक्यं सा काव्ये कृतवती तदा //

Transliteration

dṛṣṭvā ca taṃ pātyamānaṃ devī kāvyamavasthitam svarūpaṃ dhyānaśāmyantaṃ durbalaṃ bhūtimāsthitam pitrā yathoktaṃ vākyaṃ sā kāvye kṛtavatī tadā //

Translation

Seeing Kāvya (Śukra) in that condition—being cast down, his true form present yet his meditative power fading, weakened and fallen into a diminished state—the Goddess then acted toward Kāvya exactly in accordance with the words previously spoken by her father.

Word by Word

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā): having seen

• च (ca): and

• तम् (tam): him

• पात्यमानम् (pātyamānam): being made to fall / being cast down

• देवी (devī): the Goddess

• काव्यम् (kāvyam): Kāvya (Śukra, son of Kavi)

• अवस्थितम् (avasthitam): situated / remaining

• स्वरूपम् (svarūpam): true form / essential nature

• ध्यान-शाम्यन्तम् (dhyāna-śāmyantam): whose meditative intensity was subsiding

• दुर्बलम् (durbalam): weakened

• भूतिम् (bhūtim): condition/state (also: prosperity/power as a “state”)

• आस्थितम् (āsthitam): having entered / having assumed

• पित्रा (pitrā): by (her) father

• यथोक्तम् (yathoktam): as stated / as instructed

• वाक्यम् (vākyam): words / instruction

• सा (sā): she

• काव्ये (kāvye): toward Kāvya / in the case of Kāvya

• कृतवती (kṛtavatī): did / carried out

• तदा (tadā): then

Speaker

• Sūta (Purāṇic narrator) describing the Goddess’s action (narrative voice within Matsya Purana)

Entities Mentioned

• Devī (Goddess)
• Kāvya (Śukra)

Tags

• Devi
• Shukra
• Narrative
• Tapas
• Obedience-to-elders

FAQs

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

This verse is not about pralaya; it focuses on a mythic incident where Kāvya’s meditative power wanes and the Goddess intervenes according to her father’s instruction.

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

It highlights a dharmic ideal applicable to householders and rulers alike: acting in disciplined accordance with rightful counsel/commands of elders (here, the father’s words), especially when restoring order in a crisis.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No explicit Vāstu or temple-architecture rule appears here; the technical emphasis is on dhyāna (meditative force) diminishing and the corrective action taken by the Goddess.