Matsya Purana — The Strategy to Defeat Tāraka: Pārvatī’s Birth, Shloka 85

Devanagari script

इत्युक्ता तु निशा देवी तथेत्युक्त्वा कृताञ्जलिः जगाम त्वरिता तूर्णं गृहं हिमगिरेः परम् //

Transliteration

ityuktā tu niśā devī tathetyuktvā kṛtāñjaliḥ jagāma tvaritā tūrṇaṃ gṛhaṃ himagireḥ param //

Translation

ഇങ്ങനെ അഭിസംബോധന ചെയ്‌തപ്പോൾ ദേവി നിശാ ‘തഥാസ്തു’ എന്നു പറഞ്ഞു കൃതാഞ്ജലിയായി, അതിവേഗം ഹിമഗിരിയിലെ തന്റെ പരമ വാസസ്ഥലത്തിലേക്ക് പുറപ്പെട്ടു।

Word by Word

• iti-uktā: thus spoken to/so addressed

• tu: indeed/then

• niśā-devī: the goddess Niśā (Night-personified)

• tathā-iti-uktvā: saying “so it is/so be it”

• kṛta-añjaliḥ: having made añjali, with hands folded in reverence

• jagāma: went/departed

• tvaritā: hastened

• tūrṇam: swiftly, immediately

• gṛham: to (her) home/abode

• himagireḥ: of Himagiri, the snowy mountain (Himālaya)

• param: supreme/exalted, highest

Speaker

• Narrator (Purāṇic narration; dialogue context not explicit in this single verse)

Entities Mentioned

• Niśā Devī
• Himagiri (Himālaya)

Tags

• Devī
• Himālaya
• Narrative
• Reverence
• Purāṇic episodes

FAQs

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

This verse does not describe pralaya or cosmology; it depicts a narrative transition—Niśā-devī respectfully assents and returns swiftly to her Himālaya abode.

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

Indirectly, it models dhārmic conduct: responding with assent (tathā) and showing reverence (kṛtāñjaliḥ). Such etiquette—humility and promptness in duty—aligns with Purāṇic ideals for householders and rulers.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No specific Vāstu or temple-building rule is stated; the ritual takeaway is the gesture kṛtāñjaliḥ (añjali-mudrā), a standard sign of reverence used in worship, greetings, and formal assent.