Matsya Purana — The Strategy to Defeat Tāraka: Pārvatī’s Birth, Shloka 78
त्वं महोपायसंदोहा नीतिर्नयविसर्पिणाम् परिच्छित्तिस्त्वमर्थानां त्वमीहा प्राणिहृच्छया //
tvaṃ mahopāyasaṃdohā nītirnayavisarpiṇām paricchittistvamarthānāṃ tvamīhā prāṇihṛcchayā //
നീ മഹോപായങ്ങളുടെ മഹാസഞ്ചയം; നയപഥത്തിൽ മുന്നേറുന്നവർക്ക് നീ തന്നെയാണ് നീതി. ലക്ഷ്യാർത്ഥങ്ങളുടെ വ്യക്തമായ നിർണ്ണയം നീ; ജീവികളുടെ ഹൃദയാഗ്രഹത്തിൽ നിന്നുയരുന്ന ശ്രമവും നീ തന്നേ.
FAQs
This verse is not about Pralaya; it praises the divine principle behind nīti (right policy) and upāya (effective means), emphasizing discernment and purposeful effort rather than cosmic dissolution.
It frames governance and household life as requiring (1) upāya—skillful practical measures, (2) nīti—ethical policy, and (3) paricchitti—clear discrimination of goals (artha). A king especially must unite moral policy with effective strategy and disciplined effort.
No direct Vāstu or ritual procedure is stated. Indirectly, it supports the Vāstu-śāstra spirit of paricchitti (precise determination) and īhā (methodical execution) when planning temples, towns, or rites.