Matsya Purana — The Strategy to Defeat Tāraka: Pārvatī’s Birth, Shloka 101

Devanagari script

तेन चोद्भूतफलितपरिपाकगुणोज्ज्वलाः अभवत्पृथिवी देवी शालिमालाकुलापि च //

Transliteration

tena codbhūtaphalitaparipākaguṇojjvalāḥ abhavatpṛthivī devī śālimālākulāpi ca //

Translation

Par cette influence divine, la déesse Terre resplendit des qualités de la germination, de la fructification et de la pleine maturité ; et elle fut aussi remplie de grappes de riz śāli.

Word by Word

• tena: by that, through that cause

• ca: and

• udbhūta: arisen, sprouted

• phalita: bearing fruit

• paripāka: complete ripening, maturation

• guṇa: qualities, attributes

• ujjvalāḥ: shining, resplendent

• abhavat: became

• pṛthivī: the Earth

• devī: goddess

• śāli: rice (a fine paddy variety)

• mālā: garland, cluster, abundance in bunches

• ākulā: crowded, filled, thronged

• api: also

• ca: and

Speaker

• Sūta (narrative voice recounting the Purāṇic account; within the broader Matsya–Manu dialogue context)

Entities Mentioned

• Pṛthivī (Earth Goddess)
• Śāli (rice)

Tags

• Creation
• Fertility
• Agriculture
• Prosperity
• Pṛthivī

FAQs

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

Rather than Pralaya, this verse highlights restoration and prosperity: Earth becomes fertile, with crops sprouting, fruiting, and fully ripening—signs of renewed cosmic order and nourishment.

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

It implies that when divine order (and by extension righteous governance and dharma) prevails, the earth yields abundance; a king’s duty is to protect dharma and ensure conditions where agriculture and sustenance flourish.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No direct Vāstu or temple rule is stated; the ritual takeaway is the Purāṇic emphasis on prosperity signs—fertile earth and ripened grain—often invoked in agrarian rites and offerings (anna/śāli) in worship.