Shloka 4
Matsya Purana — Genealogy from Budha to Purūravas and Yayāti; Raji’s war episode; the Paurava...
जातमात्रः स तेजांसि सर्वाण्येवाजयद्बली ब्रह्माद्यास्तत्र चाजग्मुर् देवा देवर्षिभिः सह //
jātamātraḥ sa tejāṃsi sarvāṇyevājayadbalī brahmādyāstatra cājagmur devā devarṣibhiḥ saha //
No sooner was he born than that mighty one overcame the splendors (powers) of all. Then Brahmā and the other gods came there, accompanied by the divine seers.
FAQs
This verse signals a cosmological turning point: a newly born being’s power eclipses the gods’ own energies, prompting divine intervention—an early-type motif often used in Purāṇic creation narratives (though Pralaya is not explicitly stated here).
Indirectly, it frames the Purāṇic ethic that unchecked power demands oversight by higher authorities (devas and sages). In dharma terms, strength must be restrained by counsel and cosmic order—an idea later applied to kingship and disciplined household life.
No Vāstu or ritual procedure is specified in this verse; its significance is narrative—establishing a divine council setting that, elsewhere in the Purāṇa, often precedes the laying down of rules (including ritual and temple norms).