Matsya Purana — The Strategy to Defeat Tāraka: Pārvatī’s Birth, Shloka 49

Devanagari script

स च वव्रे वधं दैत्यः शिशुतः सप्तवासरात् स सप्तदिवसो बालः शंकराद्यो भविष्यति //

Transliteration

sa ca vavre vadhaṃ daityaḥ śiśutaḥ saptavāsarāt sa saptadivaso bālaḥ śaṃkarādyo bhaviṣyati //

Translation

Et ce daitya demanda une grâce : qu’il ne puisse être tué que par un enfant âgé de sept jours. Cet enfant de sept jours sera lié à Śaṅkara (Śiva) et deviendra le premier parmi les siens.

Word by Word

• saḥ: he

• ca: and

• vavre: chose/asked (as a boon)

• vadham: death/slaying

• daityaḥ: the Daitya (demon)

• śiśutaḥ: by a child/infant

• saptavāsarāt: from/after seven days (i.e., seven-day-old)

• saḥ: that (same)

• saptadivasaḥ: seven-day(-old)

• bālaḥ: boy/child

• śaṃkara-ādyaḥ: Śaṅkara-related/connected with Śaṅkara and foremost

• bhaviṣyati: will be/will come to be.

Speaker

• Likely Sūta narrator (purāṇic narration; dialogue context not explicit in this single verse)

Entities Mentioned

• Daitya
• Śaṅkara (Śiva)

Tags

• Boons
• Daitya
• Śiva
• Prophecy
• Puranic narrative

FAQs

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

This verse does not address pralaya directly; it focuses on a demon’s boon and a prophesied slayer, a common purāṇic motif about fate overriding apparent invulnerability.

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

Indirectly, it reinforces the Matsya Purana’s ethical idea that adharmic power gained through boons is unstable; rulers/householders should rely on dharma rather than exploitative protections or loopholes.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu/temple-building or ritual procedure is specified in this verse; its significance is narrative-theological, centering on boon-conditions and divine/Śaiva association.