Shloka 8

Matsya Purana — Glory of Prayaga: The Fruit of the Anashaka Fast and the Merit of the Yamuna

Devanagari script

*मार्कण्डेय उवाच शृणु राजन्महावीर यदुक्तं ब्रह्मयोनिना ऋषीणां संनिधौ पूर्वं कथ्यमानं मया श्रुतम् //

Transliteration

*mārkaṇḍeya uvāca śṛṇu rājanmahāvīra yaduktaṃ brahmayoninā ṛṣīṇāṃ saṃnidhau pūrvaṃ kathyamānaṃ mayā śrutam //

Translation

Mārkaṇḍeya said: Listen, O king—great hero—to what was spoken by Brahmā, the Source-born, in the presence of the sages long ago, as I heard it being recounted.

Word by Word

• मार्कण्डेयः: Markandeya

• उवाच: said

• शृणु: listen

• राजन्: O king

• महावीर: great hero/valiant one

• यत्: that which

• उक्तम्: spoken/declared

• ब्रह्मयोनिना: by Brahma (the Source-born/one sprung from Brahman)

• ऋषीणाम्: of the sages

• संनिधौ: in the presence

• पूर्वम्: formerly/long ago

• कथ्यमानम्: being narrated/being told

• मया: by me/I

• श्रुतम्: heard

Speaker

• Markandeya

Entities Mentioned

• Markandeya
• Brahma
• Rishis

Tags

• Transmission
• Royal counsel
• Purana narration
• Rishi assembly
• Authority of Brahma

FAQs

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

This verse does not describe Pralaya directly; it establishes the authority-chain of the teaching—Brahmā spoke it before the sages, and Mārkaṇḍeya is relaying what he heard.

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

By addressing the listener as “O king, great hero,” it frames the upcoming instruction as royal counsel—implying that righteous governance should be guided by authenticated śāstric transmission (heard from sages and traced to Brahmā).

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No specific Vāstu/ritual rule appears in this line; it functions as a preface indicating that the forthcoming material (often including ritual or dharma instructions in this adhyāya range) is grounded in Brahmā’s authoritative teaching.