Matsya Purana — Śiva–Pārvatī Quarrel and Pārvatī’s Resolve for Austerity to Attain Gaurī-hood, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

चन्द्रातपेन संपृक्ता रुचिराम्बरया तथा रजनीवासिते पक्षे दृष्टिदोषं ददासि मे //

Transliteration

candrātapena saṃpṛktā rucirāmbarayā tathā rajanīvāsite pakṣe dṛṣṭidoṣaṃ dadāsi me //

Translation

چاندنی اور دھوپ سے ملی ہوئی، اور خوشنما لباس سے آراستہ ہو کر، رات سے معطر اس پکش میں تم میری نظر میں عیب پیدا کرتی ہو۔

Word by Word

• candra-ātapena: with moonlight and sunlight

• saṃpṛktā: mixed/tinged/combined

• rucira-ambarayā: with a beautiful garment/raiment

• tathā: likewise/and so

• rajanī-vāsite: scented/perfumed by night (i.e., night-perfumed)

• pakṣe: in the fortnight/half-month (waxing or waning phase)

• dṛṣṭi-doṣam: a defect/blemish of sight, visual fault

• dadāsi: you give/cause

• me: to me/my

Speaker

• Vaivasvata Manu (addressing a feminine referent—likely a personified object/figure/condition within the iconographic-ritual context)

Entities Mentioned

• Chandra (moon)
• Atapa (sunlight/heat)
• Rajanī (night)

Tags

• Vastu Shastra
• Iconography
• Ritual Purity
• Defects (Doṣa)
• Auspicious Timing

FAQs

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

This verse does not describe Pralaya; it focuses on doṣa (defect) language—specifically a ‘visual blemish’ (dṛṣṭi-doṣa)—more aligned with ritual/iconographic caution than cosmic dissolution.

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

It implies attentiveness to auspicious conditions and avoidance of doṣa—an ethic relevant to householders and rulers alike when sponsoring rites, images, or temple works: negligence in timing/material conditions is said to cause undesirable outcomes.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The verse uses technical doṣa framing (dṛṣṭi-doṣa) and references light (moon/sun), garments, and pakṣa (fortnight), suggesting that improper exposure/mixture or inauspicious timing can be treated as a ritual/visual defect in image-making, worship, or temple-related observances.