Shloka 45

Matsya Purana — Catalogue of the Eighteen Puranas

Devanagari script

त्रिविक्रमस्य माहात्म्यम् अधिकृत्य चतुर्मुखः त्रिवर्गमभ्यधात्तच्च वामनं परिकीर्तितम् //

Transliteration

trivikramasya māhātmyam adhikṛtya caturmukhaḥ trivargamabhyadhāttacca vāmanaṃ parikīrtitam //

Translation

Taking up the greatness of Trivikrama as his theme, the Four-faced Lord (Brahmā) expounded the three aims of life; and in that very context the incarnation of Vāmana was celebrated.

Word by Word

• त्रिविक्रमस्य: of Trivikrama

• माहात्म्यम्: greatness, glory

• अधिकृत्य: having taken up (as the subject), with reference to

• चतुर्मुखः: the four-faced one (Brahmā)

• त्रिवर्गम्: the triad of human aims (dharma, artha, kāma)

• अभ्यधात्: declared, taught, expounded

• तत्: that

• च: and

• वामनम्: Vāmana (the dwarf incarnation of Viṣṇu)

• परिकीर्तितम्: was praised, recounted, celebrated.

Speaker

• Suta (narrating the Purana’s account; reporting Brahma’s teaching)

Entities Mentioned

• Trivikrama
• Brahma (Caturmukha)
• Vamana

Tags

• Vaishnava Mahatmya
• Vamana
• Trivikrama
• Trivarga
• Dharma

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss pralaya directly; it frames a teaching context where Brahmā highlights the trivarga while recounting the Vāmana–Trivikrama glory.

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

By foregrounding the trivarga (dharma, artha, kāma), it points to the classical Purāṇic ethic: prosperity and pleasure are to be pursued under the governance of dharma—an organizing principle for both kingship and household life.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No direct Vāstu or temple-ritual rule appears in this verse; its ritual takeaway is devotional—Vāmana/Trivikrama is to be remembered and praised within dharma-oriented instruction.