Matsya Purana — Manvantaras, Shloka 52

Devanagari script

अप्रद्वेषो ह्यनिष्टेषु इष्टं वै नाभिनन्दति प्रीतितापविषादानां विनिवृत्तिर् विरक्तता //

Transliteration

apradveṣo hyaniṣṭeṣu iṣṭaṃ vai nābhinandati prītitāpaviṣādānāṃ vinivṛttir viraktatā //

Translation

Sesiapa yang tidak membenci perkara yang tidak menyenangkan dan tidak pula bersorak gembira atas yang menyenangkan—yang telah terhenti rasa suka, derita, dan dukacita—penarikan diri demikian disebut ketidaklekatan (virakti).

Word by Word

• apradveṣaḥ: absence of hatred

• hi: indeed

• aniṣṭeṣu: toward the undesirable/unpleasant

• iṣṭam: the desirable/pleasant

• vai: verily

• na abhinandati: does not rejoice over/does not celebrate

• prīti: pleasure/attachment-born delight

• tāpa: inner heat, distress, anguish

• viṣādānām: of despondency/dejection

• vinivṛttiḥ: complete cessation/turning back

• viraktatā: dispassion, detachment

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (teaching Vaivasvata Manu)

Entities Mentioned

• Matsya
• Manu

Tags

• Dharma
• Vairagya
• Moksha
• Equanimity
• Ethics

FAQs

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

It does not describe cosmic pralaya directly; it teaches an inner “dissolution” of reactive emotions—ending delight, distress, and dejection—which is presented as virakti (detachment).

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

It advises emotional impartiality: a ruler or householder should not hate adversity nor become intoxicated by success. Such steadiness supports fair judgment, restraint, and dharmic conduct amid praise/blame and gain/loss.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vastu or ritual procedure is stated; the relevance is indirect—rituals and temple acts are meant to be performed without attachment to pleasant outcomes or aversion to difficulties, aligning practice with inner detachment.