Matsya Purana — The Strategy to Defeat Tāraka: Pārvatī’s Birth, Shloka 64

Devanagari script

स भविष्यति दैत्यस्य तारकस्य विनाशकः जातमात्रा तु सा देवी स्वल्पसंज्ञा च भामिनी //

Transliteration

sa bhaviṣyati daityasya tārakasya vināśakaḥ jātamātrā tu sā devī svalpasaṃjñā ca bhāminī //

Translation

അവൻ ദൈത്യനായ താരകനെ സംഹരിക്കുന്നവനാകും. എന്നാൽ ആ ദേവി ജനിച്ച ഉടൻ തന്നെ അല്പബോധമുള്ള, തേജസ്സുള്ള സുന്ദരിയായി ഉണ്ടായി.

Word by Word

• saḥ: he

• bhaviṣyati: will become/will be

• daityasya: of the Daitya (demon)

• tārakasya: of Tāraka

• vināśakaḥ: destroyer/slayer

• jātamātrā: just born, newly delivered

• tu: but/indeed

• sā: she

• devī: the Goddess

• svalpa-saṃjñā: with little consciousness, semi-conscious

• ca: and

• bhāminī: shining woman, beautiful lady

Speaker

• Primary narrator in Matsya Purana dialogue (traditionally Lord Matsya addressing Vaivasvata Manu, relaying the episode)

Entities Mentioned

• Tāraka
• Daitya (demon)
• Devī (Goddess)

Tags

• Deva-Asura
• Mythic prophecy
• Birth narrative
• Karttikeya context
• Puranic storytelling

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss Pralaya; it is a prophetic statement within a Deva–Asura narrative, focusing on the destined destruction of the demon Tāraka and the condition of a newly born Goddess.

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

Indirectly, it reinforces a key Purāṇic ethic: adharma (embodied here by the Daitya Tāraka) is ultimately checked by divinely sanctioned protection. For kings, the implied ideal is to act as a “vināśaka” of oppression—upholding order and safeguarding subjects.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or temple-building rule is stated in this verse. Its ritual takeaway is thematic: births and divine manifestations are treated as pivotal auspicious events in Purāṇic narration, often framing later rites and victories, but the technical procedure is not specified here.