Matsya Purana — The Strategy to Defeat Tāraka: Pārvatī’s Birth, Shloka 65

Devanagari script

विरहोत्कण्ठिता गाढं हरसंगमलालसा तयोः सुतप्ततपसोः संयोगः स्याच्छुभानने //

Transliteration

virahotkaṇṭhitā gāḍhaṃ harasaṃgamalālasā tayoḥ sutaptatapasoḥ saṃyogaḥ syācchubhānane //

Translation

جدائی سے سخت بے قرار ہو کر وہ ہَر (شیو) کے وصال کی شدید آرزو کرتی تھی۔ اے خوش رُو، خوب کیے گئے تپسیا والے اُن دونوں کا ملاپ واقع ہوا۔

Word by Word

• viraha: separation

• utkaṇṭhitā: distressed/tormented with longing

• gāḍham: deeply, intensely

• hara-saṅgama: union with Hara (Śiva)

• lālasā: eager, desirous

• tayoḥ: of those two

• su-tapta-tapasoḥ: of the two whose tapas (austerity) was well-performed/fully matured

• saṃyogaḥ: union, conjunction, reunion

• syāt: became/occurred/was to be

• śubha-ānane: O auspicious/fair-faced one (vocative, addressing the listener).

Speaker

• Likely Sūta (narrator) continuing a Shaiva narrative (Śiva–Pārvatī episode); exact speaker not explicit in this single verse

Entities Mentioned

• Hara (Shiva)

Tags

• Shaiva narrative
• Tapas
• Separation and reunion
• Puranic mythology
• Devotional themes

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss Pralaya; it focuses on a mythic-emotional theme—separation (viraha), longing, and the auspicious reunion enabled by perfected austerity (tapas).

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

Indirectly, it reinforces a Matsya Purana ethical motif: disciplined effort (tapas/self-restraint) and fidelity to rightful bonds lead to auspicious reconciliation—values applicable to household harmony and responsible conduct.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or temple-building rule is stated here; the ritual takeaway is thematic—tapas (austerity/observance) is presented as a force that ripens circumstances toward auspicious union.