Matsya Purana — The Strategy to Defeat Tāraka: Pārvatī’s Birth, Shloka 15
तेभ्यः स्थूलैस्तैः पुराणैः प्रतीतो भूतं भव्यं चैवमुद्भूतिभाजाम् भावे भावे भावितं त्वा युनक्ति युक्तं युक्तं व्यक्तिभावान्निरस्य इत्थं देवो भक्तिभाजां शरण्यस् त्राता गोप्ता नो भवानन्तमूर्तिः //
tebhyaḥ sthūlaistaiḥ purāṇaiḥ pratīto bhūtaṃ bhavyaṃ caivamudbhūtibhājām bhāve bhāve bhāvitaṃ tvā yunakti yuktaṃ yuktaṃ vyaktibhāvānnirasya itthaṃ devo bhaktibhājāṃ śaraṇyas trātā goptā no bhavānantamūrtiḥ //
Melalui Purāṇa-Purāṇa yang luas itu Engkau dikenali—Engkau yang merangkum yang telah berlaku dan yang bakal berlaku bagi segala makhluk yang muncul. Dalam setiap keadaan kewujudan, apabila Engkau direnungi, Engkau mengikat (yoga) minda kepada Diri-Mu; dan berulang kali, dengan विवेक yang tepat, Engkau menyingkirkan tanggapan sempit tentang keakuan yang terperinci. Maka demikianlah, wahai Tuhan—tempat berlindung para bhakta—Engkaulah penyelamat dan pelindung kami, wahai Anantamūrti, Yang berwujud tanpa batas.
FAQs
It presents the Lord as the one who comprehends past and future for all beings that arise, implying sovereignty over cycles of origination and cosmic change (including pralaya), though it focuses more on spiritual knowledge than flood-narrative details.
It frames Purāṇic study and contemplation as a means to right discernment—reducing ego-bound “individuality” and cultivating devotion—supporting dharmic governance and household life through humility, protection of others, and reliance on the Supreme as ultimate refuge.
No direct Vāstu or iconographic rule is stated; the ritual takeaway is devotional contemplation (bhāvanā) and taking refuge in the Lord of infinite forms—an inner discipline that complements external rites described elsewhere in the Matsya Purāṇa.