Matsya Purana — The Strategy to Defeat Tāraka: Pārvatī’s Birth, Shloka 52

Devanagari script

हिमाचलस्य दुहिता सा तु देवी भविष्यति तस्याः सकाशाद्यः शर्वस् त्व् अरण्यां पावको यथा //

Transliteration

himācalasya duhitā sā tu devī bhaviṣyati tasyāḥ sakāśādyaḥ śarvas tv araṇyāṃ pāvako yathā //

Translation

她确将成为女神——喜马遮罗（雪山、喜马拉雅）之女；并且因她的临在，舍尔瓦（湿婆）将兴起，如林中燃起之火。

Word by Word

• himācalasya: of Himācala (Himalaya)

• duhitā: daughter

• sā: she

• tu: indeed

• devī: the Goddess

• bhaviṣyati: will become/will be

• tasyāḥ: from her/of her

• sakāśāt: from the proximity/presence

• yaḥ: who

• śarvaḥ: Śarva (a name of Śiva)

• tu: indeed

• araṇyām: in a forest

• pāvakaḥ: fire

• yathā: like/as

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (in discourse to Vaivasvata Manu, narrating Purāṇic lineage and the emergence of divine forms)

Entities Mentioned

• Himācala (Himalaya)
• Devī (Pārvatī/Umā implied)
• Śarva (Śiva)

Tags

• Śiva
• Devī
• Himālaya
• Puranic genealogy
• Theophany

FAQs

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

This verse is not about Pralaya; it uses a natural simile (fire in a forest) to describe divine manifestation—Śiva arising in connection with the Goddess, the Himalaya’s daughter.

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

Indirectly, it supports Purāṇic dharma by presenting the sanctity of divine lineages and marriage symbolism (Devī as Himālaya’s daughter), reinforcing reverence for sacred tradition that kings and householders are expected to uphold.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No explicit Vāstu or temple-rule detail is stated, but the verse supplies core deity-identification (Devī–Śiva/Śarva) useful for ritual invocation and iconographic context in Śaiva-Śākta worship.