Shloka 3

Matsya Purana — Ila–Sudyumna Episode and the Expansion of the Ikṣvāku

Devanagari script

पर्याणप्रत्यभिज्ञानात् सर्वे विस्मयम् आगताः अयं चन्द्रप्रभो नाम वाजी तस्य महात्मनः //

Transliteration

paryāṇapratyabhijñānāt sarve vismayam āgatāḥ ayaṃ candraprabho nāma vājī tasya mahātmanaḥ //

Translation

Recognizing it by its saddle-gear, all were struck with wonder: “This is the horse named Candraprabha, belonging to that great-souled man.”

Word by Word

• पर्याण (paryāṇa): saddle, saddle-gear

• प्रत्यभिज्ञानात् (pratyabhijñānāt): from recognition/identification

• सर्वे (sarve): all (of them)

• विस्मयम् (vismayam): astonishment, wonder

• आगताः (āgatāḥ): came to, were overcome by

• अयम् (ayam): this

• चन्द्रप्रभः (candraprabhaḥ): Candraprabha (moon-radiant

• नाम (nāma): named, by name

• वाजी (vājī): horse, steed

• तस्य (tasya): of that (person)

• महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ): of the great-souled/noble one

Speaker

• Narrator (Purāṇic narrator in the Matsya Purana’s dynastic/court narrative frame)

Entities Mentioned

• Candraprabha (horse)

Tags

• Dynasties
• Recognition
• Royal Narrative
• Court Episode
• Astonishment

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss pralaya; it is a narrative moment of recognition (via saddle-gear) within a dynastic/courtly episode.

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

Indirectly, it reflects the royal-world emphasis on proper identification, ownership, and the credibility of tokens/equipment—practical ethics important for governance and social order.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No vastu, temple-architecture, or ritual procedure is taught here; the focus is on narrative identification through the horse’s saddle-gear.