Shloka 34

Matsya Purana — Hiranyakashipu’s Boons

Devanagari script

एवमुक्त्वा तु भगवान् विसृज्य त्रिदशेश्वरान् वधं संकल्पयामास हिरण्यकशिपोः प्रभुः //

Transliteration

evamuktvā tu bhagavān visṛjya tridaśeśvarān vadhaṃ saṃkalpayāmāsa hiraṇyakaśipoḥ prabhuḥ //

Translation

Having spoken thus, the Blessed Lord dismissed the chiefs of the gods, and the Sovereign resolved upon the slaying of Hiraṇyakaśipu.

Word by Word

• एवम् (evam): thus

• उक्त्वा (uktvā): having said/spoken

• तु (tu): then/indeed

• भगवान् (bhagavān): the Blessed Lord

• विसृज्य (visṛjya): dismissing/sending away

• त्रिदशेश्वरान् (tridaśeśvarān): the lords of the thirty (i.e., the gods), the chiefs of the devas

• वधम् (vadham): slaying, killing

• संकल्पयामास (saṅkalpayāmāsa): resolved, determined, formed the intention

• हिरण्यकशिपोः (hiraṇyakaśipoḥ): of Hiraṇyakaśipu

• प्रभुः (prabhuḥ): the Lord, the sovereign.

Speaker

• Suta (narrator) / Purāṇic narrator describing Bhagavan’s action (contextual attribution)

Entities Mentioned

• Bhagavan (Lord Vishnu)
• Tridasha (Devas)
• Hiranyakashipu

Tags

• Narasimha
• Daitya-vadha
• Dharma-protection
• Devas
• Puranic narrative

FAQs

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

This verse does not address pralaya directly; it highlights divine intervention to restore cosmic order (dharma) by resolving to remove a disruptive asuric force.

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

It presents a dharma principle: when injustice becomes entrenched, decisive action is required to protect the righteous—mirroring a king’s duty to punish aggressors and uphold order.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or ritual procedure is specified in this verse; the focus is narrative—Bhagavan dismisses the devas and forms the resolve for a dharma-restoring act.