Matsya Purana — The Strategy to Defeat Tāraka: Pārvatī’s Birth, Shloka 59

Devanagari script

तारको नाम दैत्येन्द्रः सुरकेतुरनिर्जितः तस्याभावाय भगवाञ् जनयिष्यति चेश्वरः //

Transliteration

tārako nāma daityendraḥ suraketuranirjitaḥ tasyābhāvāya bhagavāñ janayiṣyati ceśvaraḥ //

Translation

تارک نام کا ایک دَیتیہ اِندر ہے، جو دیوتاؤں کا ناقابلِ تسخیر دشمن اور ‘سُرکیتو’ کے نام سے معروف ہے۔ اُس کے ہلاک کرنے کے لیے بھگوان، پرمیشور ایک الٰہی ہستی کو پیدا کریں گے۔

Word by Word

• तारकः (tārakaḥ): Tāraka

• नाम (nāma): by name/known as

• दैत्येन्द्रः (daityendraḥ): lord of the Daityas (demon-king)

• सुरकेतुः (suraketuḥ): enemy/afflicter of the gods (lit. ‘banner/menace to the Suras’)

• अनिर्जितः (anirjitaḥ): unconquered, undefeated

• तस्य (tasya): of him

• अभावाय (abhāvāya): for the cessation/destruction (of his existence)

• भगवाञ् (bhagavān): the Blessed Lord

• जनयिष्यति (janayiṣyati): will generate/bring forth/cause to be born

• च (ca): and

• ईश्वरः (īśvaraḥ): the Lord, sovereign

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (Vishnu) speaking to Vaivasvata Manu (contextual attribution within Matsya Purana’s main dialogue frame)

Entities Mentioned

• Tāraka
• Daityas
• Bhagavān (Supreme Lord/Īśvara)
• Suras (gods)

Tags

• Deva-Asura conflict
• Prophecy
• Divine birth
• Puranic mythology
• Skanda narrative

FAQs

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

It does not describe Pralaya directly; it presents a restorative divine intervention where the Lord causes a birth specifically to remove an undefeated demonic threat and re-balance cosmic order.

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

By implication, it frames righteous governance as the removal of disruptive forces: just as the Lord acts to end Tāraka’s oppression, a king should protect dharma and curb tyrannical powers that harm social and ritual order.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or temple-building rule is stated in this verse; its ritual takeaway is theological—divine birth and divine agency are presented as sanctioned means for restoring dharma when ordinary powers cannot overcome adharma.