Matsya Purana — The Strategy to Defeat Tāraka: Pārvatī’s Birth, Shloka 162
परिच्छिन्ने ऽप्यसंदिग्धे मनः परिभवाश्रयम् तृष्णा मुष्णाति निष्णाता फललोभाश्रयाशुभा //
paricchinne 'pyasaṃdigdhe manaḥ paribhavāśrayam tṛṣṇā muṣṇāti niṣṇātā phalalobhāśrayāśubhā //
Mesmo quando a mente está bem definida e sem dúvida, o desejo—perito em enganar—rouba-a e a faz assento de humilhação, pois se apoia na cobiça infausta pelos frutos.
FAQs
This verse does not discuss cosmic creation or Pralaya directly; it teaches an inner, ethical “dissolution” where craving can undo mental clarity and discipline.
It warns rulers and householders that attachment to outcomes (phala-lobha) corrupts judgment; dharmic action should be performed without being robbed by craving, which otherwise leads to disgrace and policy failure.
No Vastu/temple-architecture or ritual procedure is stated here; the significance is preparatory—self-mastery and freedom from result-greed are presented as essential disciplines before any dharmic governance or religious undertaking.