Shloka 26

Matsya Purana — Bhīma-Dvādaśī

Devanagari script

नमः पुष्ट्यै नमस्तुष्ट्यै धृष्ट्यै हृष्ट्यै नमो नमः नमो विहंगनाथाय वायुवेगाय पक्षिणे विषप्रमाथिने नित्यं गरुडं चाभिपूजयेत् //

Transliteration

namaḥ puṣṭyai namastuṣṭyai dhṛṣṭyai hṛṣṭyai namo namaḥ namo vihaṃganāthāya vāyuvegāya pakṣiṇe viṣapramāthine nityaṃ garuḍaṃ cābhipūjayet //

Translation

Salutations to Puṣṭi (Nourishment); salutations to Tuṣṭi (Contentment); salutations to Dhṛṣṭi (Courage) and to Hṛṣṭi (Joy)—again and again, salutations. Salutations to the Lord of birds, swift as the wind, the winged one who crushes poison. One should continually worship Garuḍa.

Word by Word

• namaḥ: salutations

• puṣṭyai: to Puṣṭi (nourishment, prosperity)

• tuṣṭyai: to Tuṣṭi (contentment, satisfaction)

• dhṛṣṭyai: to Dhṛṣṭi (boldness, courage)

• hṛṣṭyai: to Hṛṣṭi (joy, exhilaration)

• namo namaḥ: salutations again and again

• namaḥ: salutations

• vihaṃga-nāthāya: to the lord of birds (Garuḍa)

• vāyu-vegāya: to one with the speed of wind

• pakṣiṇe: to the winged one/bird

• viṣa-pramāthine: to the destroyer/crusher of poison

• nityam: always, continually

• garuḍam: Garuḍa

• ca: and

• abhipūjayet: one should worship with reverence.

Speaker

• Narrator within the Matsya Purana’s discourse (traditionally Lord Matsya instructing Vaivasvata Manu in ritual/dharma context)

Entities Mentioned

• Garuḍa
• Puṣṭi
• Tuṣṭi
• Dhṛṣṭi
• Hṛṣṭi

Tags

• Stotra
• Ritual Worship
• Protection
• Garuḍa
• Poison-Apaharaṇa

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss pralaya or cosmogony; it is a devotional injunction centered on Garuḍa as a protective power, especially in neutralizing poison.

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

It frames a practical dharmic practice: a householder (and by extension a king responsible for public welfare) should maintain regular protective worship—here, Garuḍa-upāsanā—aimed at safeguarding life and health (e.g., from विष/poison).

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The ritual significance is explicit: continual reverential worship (nityaṃ…abhipūjayet) of Garuḍa, praised as viṣa-pramāthin (destroyer of poison), indicating an apotropaic (protective) stotra/pujā usage rather than a Vāstu/temple-measurement rule.