Matsya Purana — The Strategy to Defeat Tāraka: Pārvatī’s Birth, Shloka 45

Devanagari script

इति निःशेषमथवा निःशेषं वै न शक्यते तस्याविनयमाख्यातुं स्रष्टा तत्र परायणम् //

Transliteration

iti niḥśeṣamathavā niḥśeṣaṃ vai na śakyate tasyāvinayamākhyātuṃ sraṣṭā tatra parāyaṇam //

Translation

ഇങ്ങനെ, പൂർണ്ണമായി പറയാൻ ശ്രമിച്ചാലും ശ്രമിക്കാതിരുന്നാലും, ആ വ്യക്തിയുടെ സമ്പൂർണ്ണ അവിനയം മുഴുവനായി വിവരിക്കുക സത്യത്തിൽ അസാധ്യമാണ്; ഈ വിഷയത്തിൽ സ്രഷ്ടാവുതന്നെ അന്തിമ പ്രമാണം.

Word by Word

• iti: thus

• niḥśeṣam: completely, without remainder

• athavā: or else

• niḥśeṣaṃ vai: entirely indeed

• na śakyate: it is not possible

• tasya: of that (person)

• avinayam: lack of discipline, impropriety

• ākhyātum: to narrate, to describe

• sraṣṭā: the Creator (Brahmā)

• tatra: in that matter/therein

• parāyaṇam: the ultimate resort/decisive authority

Speaker

• Suta (narrator) / Purana narrator voice (contextual attribution within Matsya Purana’s didactic discourse)

Entities Mentioned

• Brahma (Sraṣṭā)

Tags

• Rajadharma
• Niti
• Dharma
• Conduct
• Censure

FAQs

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

It does not directly discuss Pralaya; it emphasizes moral discourse—some forms of avinaya are so extensive that even a complete account is said to be beyond ordinary description, invoking the Creator’s supreme authority.

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

It underscores that avinaya (undisciplined, improper conduct) undermines order; for a king, it warns against tolerating or embodying such behavior, and for a householder it stresses self-restraint and adherence to dharma as the basis of social stability.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No direct Vastu or ritual procedure is stated; the takeaway is ethical—ritual and temple-building disciplines presuppose vinaya (discipline), and the verse frames lack of discipline as a foundational fault.