Matsya Purana — The Strategy to Defeat Tāraka: Pārvatī’s Birth, Shloka 65

Devanagari script

विरहोत्कण्ठिता गाढं हरसंगमलालसा तयोः सुतप्ततपसोः संयोगः स्याच्छुभानने //

Transliteration

virahotkaṇṭhitā gāḍhaṃ harasaṃgamalālasā tayoḥ sutaptatapasoḥ saṃyogaḥ syācchubhānane //

Translation

Profondément tourmentée par la séparation, elle désirait ardemment l’union avec Hara (Śiva). Ô toi au beau visage, la réunion de ces deux êtres—dont les austérités avaient été accomplies avec ferveur—advint alors.

Word by Word

• viraha: separation

• utkaṇṭhitā: distressed/tormented with longing

• gāḍham: deeply, intensely

• hara-saṅgama: union with Hara (Śiva)

• lālasā: eager, desirous

• tayoḥ: of those two

• su-tapta-tapasoḥ: of the two whose tapas (austerity) was well-performed/fully matured

• saṃyogaḥ: union, conjunction, reunion

• syāt: became/occurred/was to be

• śubha-ānane: O auspicious/fair-faced one (vocative, addressing the listener).

Speaker

• Likely Sūta (narrator) continuing a Shaiva narrative (Śiva–Pārvatī episode); exact speaker not explicit in this single verse

Entities Mentioned

• Hara (Shiva)

Tags

• Shaiva narrative
• Tapas
• Separation and reunion
• Puranic mythology
• Devotional themes

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss Pralaya; it focuses on a mythic-emotional theme—separation (viraha), longing, and the auspicious reunion enabled by perfected austerity (tapas).

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

Indirectly, it reinforces a Matsya Purana ethical motif: disciplined effort (tapas/self-restraint) and fidelity to rightful bonds lead to auspicious reconciliation—values applicable to household harmony and responsible conduct.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or temple-building rule is stated here; the ritual takeaway is thematic—tapas (austerity/observance) is presented as a force that ripens circumstances toward auspicious union.