Shloka 53

Matsya Purana — Code of Conduct and Vow-Procedure for Courtesans

Devanagari script

यथा न कमला देहात् प्रयाति तव केशव तथा ममापि देवेश शरीरे स्वे कुरु प्रभो //

Transliteration

yathā na kamalā dehāt prayāti tava keśava tathā mamāpi deveśa śarīre sve kuru prabho //

Translation

O Keśava, just as Kamalā (Lakṣmī) never departs from your body, so too, O Lord of gods—O Master—make (her) abide in my own body as well.

Word by Word

• yathā: just as

• na: not

• kamalā: Kamalā (Lakṣmī)

• dehāt: from the body

• prayāti: departs/goes away

• tava: from you/your

• keśava: O Keśava (Vişṇu)

• tathā: so, in the same way

• mama api: of me also

• deveśa: O Lord of the gods

• śarīre: in the body

• sve: in (my) own

• kuru: make/establish

• prabho: O Lord/Master

Speaker

• Vaivasvata Manu (devotee/petitioner) addressing Lord Viṣṇu (Keśava)

Entities Mentioned

• Keśava (Viṣṇu)
• Kamalā (Lakṣmī)

Tags

• Stuti
• Boon-request
• Lakṣmī
• Devotion
• Protection

FAQs

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

This verse does not describe pralaya directly; it is a devotional petition linking Viṣṇu’s inseparable union with Lakṣmī to the devotee’s desire for enduring divine grace (well-being and protection).

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

By asking that Lakṣmī remain steadfast, the speaker implies stable prosperity, legitimacy, and welfare—key aims for a king’s rājyadharma and a householder’s pursuit of artha under dharma (wealth that remains righteous and enduring).

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No explicit Vāstu or temple-rule is stated; ritually, it functions as a stuti used to seek śrī (auspicious fortune) and steadiness of divine favor, a common intention behind pūjā and protective recitations.