Matsya Purana — Dynastic Genealogies: Paurava–Anu Lines, Shloka 85

Devanagari script

दृष्ट्वा स्पृष्ट्वा पितुर्वै स ह्य् उपविष्टश्चिरं तपः ततः कालेन महता तपसा भावितस्तु सः //

Transliteration

dṛṣṭvā spṛṣṭvā piturvai sa hy upaviṣṭaściraṃ tapaḥ tataḥ kālena mahatā tapasā bhāvitastu saḥ //

Translation

पित्याला पाहून व स्पर्श करून तो दीर्घकाळ बसून तप करू लागला; आणि मोठा काळ गेल्यावर त्या महातपाने तो परिपक्व व अंतर्मुख झाला.

Word by Word

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā): having seen

• स्पृष्ट्वा (spṛṣṭvā): having touched

• पितुः (pituḥ): of the father / his father

• वै (vai): indeed

• सः (saḥ): he

• हि (hi): surely

• उपविष्टः (upaviṣṭaḥ): sat down / seated himself

• चिरम् (ciram): for a long time

• तपः (tapaḥ): austerity, ascetic discipline

• ततः (tataḥ): then, thereafter

• कालेन (kālena): with time, in due course

• महता (mahatā): great, mighty

• तपसा (tapasā): by austerity

• भावितः (bhāvitaḥ): cultivated, refined, spiritually formed

• तु (tu): and/indeed

• सः (saḥ): he

Speaker

• Likely Sūta/Narrator (within the Matsya Purana’s running narration; exact speaker uncertain from isolated verse)

Entities Mentioned

• Father (pitṛ)

Tags

• Tapas
• Pitr-bhakti
• Austerity
• Self-discipline
• Puranic narrative

FAQs

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

This verse does not describe Pralaya directly; it emphasizes tapas over long time as a force that “forms” or ripens a person, a theme often used in Puranas to explain how sages or heirs gain spiritual power before major cosmic or historical events.

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

It models pitṛ-satkara (respect to one’s father/elders) followed by disciplined self-restraint; for householders and rulers, it implies that legitimate authority and success should be grounded in humility, reverence, and sustained personal discipline.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or temple-building rule is stated here; the ritual takeaway is the primacy of tapas (austerity) and proper conduct toward one’s father as preparatory discipline before undertaking major vows or sacred works.