Matsya Purana — The Strategy to Defeat Tāraka: Pārvatī’s Birth, Shloka 89

Devanagari script

प्रकीर्णबहुसिद्धार्थे मनोजपरिवारके शुचिन्यंशुकसंछन्नभूशय्यास्तरणोज्ज्वले //

Transliteration

prakīrṇabahusiddhārthe manojaparivārake śucinyaṃśukasaṃchannabhūśayyāstaraṇojjvale //

Translation

အရာအသုံးအဆောင် အကျိုးရှိပြီး ပြည့်စုံစွာ စီစဉ်ထားသော အခန်းတစ်ခန်း၌၊ စိတ်ချမ်းသာဖွယ် အဖွဲ့အဝေးက ဝန်းရံကာ၊ မြေပြင်ပေါ်တွင် ခင်းထားသော သန့်ရှင်းသည့် အိပ်ရာနှင့် အပြစ်ကင်းစင်သော အဝတ်အထည်များကြောင့် တောက်ပနေသည်—နေထိုင်ရာကို ဤသို့ စီမံရမည်။

Word by Word

• प्रकीर्ण (prakīrṇa): well-supplied, spread out with

• बहु (bahu): many

• सिद्धार्थे (siddhārthe): useful/fully-prepared articles, accomplished requisites

• मनोज (manoja): pleasing, mind-delighting

• परिवारके (parivārake): with attendants/retinue, surrounded by helpers

• शुचि (śuci): pure, clean

• अंशुक (aṃśuka): cloth, linen

• संछन्न (saṃchanna): covered, well-draped

• भूशय्या (bhūśayyā): bed on the ground/floor-bed

• आस्तरण (āstaraṇa): bedding, spread, covering

• उज्ज्वले (ujjvale): bright, splendid, radiant.

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (in instruction to Vaivasvata Manu)

Entities Mentioned

• Matsya
• Manu

Tags

• Vastu Shastra
• Household
• Royal Apartments
• Purity
• Furnishings

FAQs

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

This verse does not address Pralaya; it focuses on orderly, auspicious domestic/architectural arrangement—cleanliness, proper furnishings, and a well-prepared chamber.

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

It frames dharmic living through disciplined household management: maintaining purity (śuci), dignified comfort, and a properly organized residence—standards especially expected of royal and respectable householders.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Architecturally, it implies Vastu-aligned interior planning: a designated, well-furnished private room with emphasis on cleanliness and appropriate bedding arrangements, supporting health, auspiciousness, and orderly habitation.