Matsya Purana — The Strategy to Defeat Tāraka: Pārvatī’s Birth, Shloka 95

Devanagari script

आविवेशान्तरं जन्म मन्यमाना क्षपा तु वै अरञ्जयच्छविं देव्या गुहारण्ये विभावरी //

Transliteration

āviveśāntaraṃ janma manyamānā kṣapā tu vai arañjayacchaviṃ devyā guhāraṇye vibhāvarī //

Translation

Cette nuit-là, croyant comme si elle était entrée dans une autre naissance, elle se retira au-dedans ; et, dans la forêt-caverne, les heures sombres elles-mêmes prirent un éclat, comme éclairées par la radiance de la Déesse.

Word by Word

• āviveśa: entered, went in

• antaraṃ: into another/within, an intervening state

• janma: birth, life-state

• manyamānā: thinking, considering

• kṣapā: night

• tu vai: indeed, verily

• arañjayat: caused to shine/brightened

• chaviṃ: radiance, complexion, splendor

• devyāḥ (devyā): of the Goddess

• guhāraṇye: in the cave-forest (a forest of caves / cave-region)

• vibhāvarī: the night, the dark one

Speaker

• Sūta (narrator) / Purāṇic narrator (contextual narration within Adhyaya 154)

Entities Mentioned

• Devī
• Guhāraṇya
• Kṣapā (Night)

Tags

• Devi
• Forest
• Cave
• Radiance
• PuranaNarrative

FAQs

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

This verse is not about pralaya; it uses poetic imagery—night becoming radiant—to convey the Goddess’ presence as a transformative, world-illumining power.

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

Indirectly, it frames devotion and sacred association as life-transforming (“as if another birth”), a recurring Purāṇic ethic: righteous living is strengthened by seeking holy places and divine protection.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No explicit Vāstu or temple-rule appears here; the setting (guhāraṇya) functions as a sacred landscape motif, often implying suitability for tapas, nighttime vrata, or Devi-upāsanā.