Matsya Purana — The Strategy to Defeat Tāraka: Pārvatī’s Birth, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

अपि तुष्टिकृतः श्रुतकामफला विहिता द्विजनायक देवगणाः अपि नाकमभूत्किल यज्ञभुजां भवतो विनियोगवशात्सततम् //

Transliteration

api tuṣṭikṛtaḥ śrutakāmaphalā vihitā dvijanāyaka devagaṇāḥ api nākamabhūtkila yajñabhujāṃ bhavato viniyogavaśātsatatam //

Translation

ข้าแต่ผู้นำแห่งทวิชะ เมื่อบรรดาเทพได้รับการบูชาให้พอพระทัยโดยถูกต้องแล้ว ย่อมเป็นผู้ประทานผลอันพึงปรารถนาและเป็นที่กล่าวไว้ในศรุติได้ และด้วยการจัดสรรส่วนยัญบูชาแก่ผู้รับส่วนยัญอย่างสม่ำเสมอและเหมาะสมตามพระบัญชาของท่าน พวกเขาราวกับได้บรรลุสวรรค์.

Word by Word

• api: even/indeed

• tuṣṭi-kṛtaḥ: when satisfaction is produced/when made pleased

• śruta-kāma-phalāḥ: givers of fruits (phalāḥ) that are desired (kāma) and spoken of in sacred hearing (śruta)

• vihitāḥ: duly enjoined/ordained and properly performed

• dvija-nāyaka: O leader of the twice-born (Brahmins)

• deva-gaṇāḥ: hosts/assemblies of gods

• api: indeed

• nākam: heaven (svarga)

• abhūt: became/attained

• kila: it is said/indeed

• yajña-bhujām: of the eaters/partakers of sacrifice (those who receive oblations—gods)

• bhavataḥ: by you/through you

• viniyoga-vaśāt: by the power of correct assignment/allocation (of offerings)

• satatam: continually/always.

Speaker

• Likely Lord Matsya (Vishnu) instructing Vaivasvata Manu in ritual efficacy and proper offering (viniyoga)

Entities Mentioned

• Devagaṇa (hosts of gods)
• Dvija (twice-born/Brahmins)
• Yajñabhuj (partakers of sacrifice)

Tags

• Yajña
• Ritual Fruits
• Devatā Satisfaction
• Viniyoga
• Dharma

FAQs

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

This verse does not describe Pralaya directly; it emphasizes ritual causality—how correct offerings and satisfaction of the devatās yield results such as svarga (heaven).

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

It supports the dharmic duty of maintaining yajña and correct distribution (viniyoga) of offerings—an ideal expected of householders and, in a broader sense, rulers who uphold public rites and patronage of Brahmins and sacrifices.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The ritual significance is central: the verse highlights viniyoga—proper apportioning of oblations to yajñabhuj devatās—as the key technical principle for obtaining intended fruits (kāma-phala) promised in śruti.