Matsya Purana — The Strategy to Defeat Tāraka: Pārvatī’s Birth, Shloka 29
न तु वेत्सि चराचरभूतगतं भवभावमतीव महानुच्छ्रितः प्रभवः / पुनरर्थिवचो ऽभिविस्तृतश्रवणोपमकौतुकभावकृतः //
na tu vetsi carācarabhūtagataṃ bhavabhāvamatīva mahānucchritaḥ prabhavaḥ / punararthivaco 'bhivistṛtaśravaṇopamakautukabhāvakṛtaḥ //
Pourtant, tu ne connais pas véritablement la nature profonde du devenir qui pénètre tous les êtres, mobiles et immobiles, ni la Source immensément grande et exaltée (Prabhava). Aussi, de nouveau sollicité par les paroles du demandeur, il répondit par un exposé ample, animé d’émerveillement, comme s’il élargissait les oreilles de l’auditeur afin qu’il entende davantage.
FAQs
It frames pralaya/creation knowledge as rooted in understanding the Prabhava (supreme source) that pervades all beings (moving and unmoving); without knowing that underlying cause, one cannot grasp the deeper truth of cosmic cycles.
It emphasizes humility and disciplined inquiry: a ruler or householder should seek right knowledge of the world’s nature and its source, because governance and dharma become steady only when grounded in a clear understanding beyond mere appearances.
No direct Vastu or ritual procedure is stated; the verse functions as a preface to an expanded teaching—useful as a doctrinal lead-in for later Matsya Purana instructions (including ritual or Vastu sections) by stressing proper questioning and attentive listening.