Matsya Purana — The Strategy to Defeat Tāraka: Pārvatī’s Birth, Shloka 63

Devanagari script

प्रतीक्षमाणस्तज्जन्म कंचित्कालं निवत्स्यति तयोः सुतप्ततपसोर् भविता यो महाबलः //

Transliteration

pratīkṣamāṇastajjanma kaṃcitkālaṃ nivatsyati tayoḥ sutaptatapasor bhavitā yo mahābalaḥ //

Translation

他等待那次降生，将在彼处居住一段时日；而对那两位苦行炽盛者，将诞生一位大力之子。

Word by Word

• pratīkṣamāṇaḥ: waiting, expecting

• tat-janma: that birth (the promised birth)

• kaṃcit-kālam: for some time

• nivatsyati: will reside, will stay

• tayoḥ: of those two

• su-tapta-tapasoḥ: of the two whose tapas (austerity) is well-performed/ardently undertaken

• bhavitā: there will be (will come to be), will be born

• yaḥ: who

• mahā-balaḥ: of great strength, mighty

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (Vishnu) to Vaivasvata Manu (contextual attribution typical of Matsya Purana dialogue)

Entities Mentioned

• Vaivasvata Manu
• A future mighty son (unnamed here)
• A couple performing tapas (unnamed here)

Tags

• Dynasties
• Manvantara
• Tapas
• Prophecy
• Puranic Genealogy

FAQs

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

This verse does not address Pralaya directly; it focuses on a prophetic birth resulting from intense tapas, a common Purāṇic motif within genealogical and manvantara narratives.

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

It underscores the Purāṇic ideal that legitimate succession and social stability are supported by dharmic conduct and disciplined austerity—suggesting that rulers and householders should uphold self-restraint and merit-based lineage through righteous living.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or temple-building rule is stated here; the ritual emphasis is on tapas (austerity) as a spiritual discipline believed to generate extraordinary outcomes such as the birth of a powerful heir.