Shloka 14

Matsya Purana — Brahmā–Gāyatrī as a Divine Pair and the Early Genealogies of Creation

Devanagari script

अहमेवंविधः सृष्टस् त्वयैव चतुरानन इन्द्रियक्षोभजनकः सर्वेषामेव देहिनाम् //

Transliteration

ahamevaṃvidhaḥ sṛṣṭas tvayaiva caturānana indriyakṣobhajanakaḥ sarveṣāmeva dehinām //

Translation

O four-faced one (Brahmā), I have been created by you in this very form, as the cause that stirs and agitates the senses of all embodied beings.

Word by Word

• aham: I

• evaṃ-vidhaḥ: of such a kind/in this form

• sṛṣṭaḥ: created/produced

• tvayā eva: by you alone

• catur-ānana: O four-faced one (Brahmā)

• indriya: senses

• kṣobha: agitation/stirring

• janakaḥ: producer/cause

• sarveṣām eva: of all indeed

• dehinām: embodied beings

Speaker

• A personified force/principle addressing Brahmā (Caturānana), likely Kāma (Desire) or a sense-agitating impulse described in the creation narrative

Entities Mentioned

• Brahma (Caturānana)
• Indriyas (Senses)
• Dehins (Embodied beings)

Tags

• Creation
• Cosmology
• Senses
• Desire
• Psychology

FAQs

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

It highlights a creation-stage principle: a force created by Brahmā that stimulates the senses of embodied beings, explaining how worldly experience and attachment begin within sṛṣṭi (creation), rather than describing pralaya directly.

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

By identifying sense-agitation as a universal driver of embodied life, the verse supports the ethical need for indriya-nigraha (sense-restraint): a king must govern without being swayed by passions, and a householder must regulate desire through dharma, discipline, and ritual order.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No explicit Vāstu or temple-rule appears in this verse; its ritual takeaway is indirect—ritual discipline and purity practices are meant to steady the senses that this created impulse is said to agitate.