Shloka 36

Matsya Purana — Genealogy from Budha to Purūravas and Yayāti; Raji’s war episode; the Paurava...

Devanagari script

रजिराराधयामास नारायणमकल्मषम् तपसा तोषितो विष्णुर् वरान्प्रादान्महीपते //

Transliteration

rajirārādhayāmāsa nārāyaṇamakalmaṣam tapasā toṣito viṣṇur varānprādānmahīpate //

Translation

King Rajira worshipped Nārāyaṇa, the stainless Lord. Pleased by his austerities (tapas), Viṣṇu granted him boons, O lord of the earth.

Word by Word

• रजिर् (rajir): King Rajira

• आराधयामास (ārādhayāmāsa): worshipped, propitiated

• नारायणम् (nārāyaṇam): Nārāyaṇa (Vishnu)

• अकल्मषम् (akalmaṣam): free from impurity/sin, stainless

• तपसा (tapasā): by austerity, ascetic effort

• तोषितः (toṣitaḥ): pleased, satisfied

• विष्णुः (viṣṇuḥ): Lord Vishnu

• वरान् (varān): boons

• प्रादात् (prādāt): gave, bestowed

• महीपते (mahīpate): O king/lord of the earth

Speaker

• Suta (Purana narrator) addressing a king (mahīpati) / royal listener

Entities Mentioned

• Rajira
• Narayana
• Vishnu

Tags

• Dharma
• Tapas
• Bhakti
• Royal Virtues
• Boons

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss pralaya; it highlights devotional austerity (tapas) as a means to please Vishnu and obtain divine favor.

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

It presents an ideal royal model: a king should uphold dharma through disciplined worship and tapas, seeking divine guidance rather than mere conquest or pleasure.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No specific vastu or temple-building rule is stated; the ritual takeaway is that sincere worship and austerity are portrayed as efficacious means of propitiating Nārāyaṇa.