Shloka 17

Matsya Purana — Hiranyakashipu’s Boons

Devanagari script

एवमुक्त्वा स भगवाञ् जगामाकाश एव हि वैराजं ब्रह्मसदनं ब्रह्मर्षिगणसेवितम् //

Transliteration

evamuktvā sa bhagavāñ jagāmākāśa eva hi vairājaṃ brahmasadanaṃ brahmarṣigaṇasevitam //

Translation

Having spoken thus, the Blessed Lord indeed departed through the sky and went to the Vairāja abode of Brahmā—Brahmā’s celestial hall—attended and served by hosts of Brahmarṣis.

Word by Word

• एवम् (evam): thus

• उक्त्वा (uktvā): having spoken

• स (sa): he

• भगवान् (bhagavān): the Blessed Lord

• जगाम (jagāma): went/departed

• आकाशे (ākāśe): in/through the sky

• एव (eva): indeed

• हि (hi): surely/for

• वैराजम् (vairājam): Vairāja (pertaining to Virāj/cosmic sphere)

• ब्रह्मसदनम् (brahma-sadanam): Brahmā’s abode/hall

• ब्रह्मर्षिगणसेवितम् (brahmarṣi-gaṇa-sevitam): attended/served by groups of Brahmarṣis (sage-seers).

Speaker

• Sūta (narrator) describing the Lord’s departure (in the Matsya–Manu narrative frame)

Entities Mentioned

• Bhagavān (the Lord, i.e., Lord Matsya/Vishnu in context)
• Brahmā
• Brahmarṣis
• Vairāja Brahma-sadana

Tags

• Pralaya
• Matsya-Avatara
• Manvantara
• Brahmaloka
• Puranic Cosmology

FAQs

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

It signals a transition after the Lord’s instruction: the deity withdraws to Brahmā’s cosmic abode, a typical Purāṇic marker that the pralaya-related teaching or episode has concluded and the narrative moves to the next phase.

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

Indirectly, it frames dharma as instruction received from the Lord and then enacted by listeners (such as Manu/royal lineages). The emphasis is that righteous governance and household conduct follow revealed counsel, even when the divine teacher departs.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No direct Vāstu or temple-building rule appears in this verse; it is cosmological, describing Brahmā’s ‘sadana’ (abode/hall) as a celestial locus attended by sages, often used in Purāṇas to situate authoritative teachings.