Shloka 7

Matsya Purana — Kārtavīrya Arjuna’s Solar Boon and the Genealogy from Kroṣṭu to the Yādava Lines

Devanagari script

*आदित्य उवाच तुष्टस्ते ऽहं शरान्दद्मि अक्षयान्सर्वतोमुखान् ये प्रक्षिप्ता ज्वलिष्यन्ति मम तेजःसमन्विताः //

Transliteration

*āditya uvāca tuṣṭaste 'haṃ śarāndadmi akṣayānsarvatomukhān ye prakṣiptā jvaliṣyanti mama tejaḥsamanvitāḥ //

Translation

Āditya said: “Pleased with you, I grant you inexhaustible arrows, striking in every direction; when released, they shall blaze forth, endowed with the power of my radiance (tejas).”

Word by Word

• ādityaḥ: the Sun-god (Āditya)

• uvāca: said

• tuṣṭaḥ: pleased/satisfied

• te: with you/for you

• aham: I

• śarān: arrows

• dadmi: I give/I grant

• akṣayān: inexhaustible/undiminishing

• sarvato-mukhān: having faces in all directions, all-directional (effective on every side)

• ye: which

• prakṣiptāḥ: when hurled/released

• jvaliṣyanti: will blaze/burn brightly

• mama: my

• tejaḥ-samanvitāḥ: endowed with (my) splendor/fiery energy.

Speaker

• Aditya (Surya, the Sun-god)

Entities Mentioned

• Aditya (Surya)
• Akshaya-shara (inexhaustible arrows)
• Tejas (radiance)

Tags

• Divine weapons
• Boons
• Tejas
• Protection
• Puranic narrative

FAQs

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

This verse does not describe Pralaya directly; it highlights tejas (divine radiance) as a cosmic power that can manifest as an inexhaustible, blazing weapon when bestowed by a deity.

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

It implies that power (weapons/boons) is ideally received through merit and divine approval, and should be used as dharmic protection—restrained, purposeful, and aligned with righteous duty rather than aggression.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or temple-rule detail appears explicitly; ritually, it reflects the Puranic theme that divine empowerment (tejas) is conferred through devotion/austerity and functions as consecrated protection.