Matsya Purana — The Strategy to Defeat Tāraka: Pārvatī’s Birth, Shloka 167

Devanagari script

त्वया चोक्तं हि देवर्षे न जातो ऽस्याः पतिः किल एतद्दौर्भाग्यमतुलम् असंख्यं गुरु दुःसहम् //

Transliteration

tvayā coktaṃ hi devarṣe na jāto 'syāḥ patiḥ kila etaddaurbhāgyamatulam asaṃkhyaṃ guru duḥsaham //

Translation

ହେ ଦେବର୍ଷି, ଆପଣ କହିଛନ୍ତି ଯେ ତାହାର ପତି ଜନ୍ମ ନେଇନାହିଁ। ଏହି ଦୁର୍ଭାଗ୍ୟ ଅତୁଳ—ଅସଂଖ୍ୟ ଭାରବାହୀ, ଗୁରୁତର ଓ ଦୁଃସହ।

Word by Word

• tvayā: by you

• ca: and

• uktam: said

• hi: indeed

• devarṣe: O divine seer

• na: not

• jātaḥ: born/come into being

• asyāḥ: for her/of her

• patiḥ: husband

• kila: it is said/indeed

• etat: this

• daurbhāgyam: misfortune/ill-luck

• atulam: incomparable

• asaṅkhyam: innumerable/beyond counting

• guru: heavy/grave

• duḥsaham: difficult to bear/endure

Speaker

• A narrator/royal interlocutor addressing a Devarshi (divine sage); likely within the Sūta-to-Ṛṣi narration frame of the Matsya Purana

Tags

• Dynasties
• Dharma
• Marriage
• Misfortune
• Puranic narrative

FAQs

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

This verse does not address pralaya or cosmology; it focuses on personal/household misfortune—specifically the absence of a destined husband—within a genealogical or narrative episode.

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

It reflects a key dharmic anxiety in royal and household life: marriage and lineage continuity. The lament underscores how the lack of a suitable spouse (and thus potential heirs) is viewed as a grave hardship affecting household order and dynastic stability.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vastu Shastra, temple architecture, or ritual procedure is mentioned in this verse; it is a narrative statement of sorrow about fate and marriage.