Shloka 18

Matsya Purana — Lineage of the Pitṛs

Devanagari script

त्वमस्य जगतो माता जगत्सौभाग्यदेवता दुहितृत्वं गता देवि ममानुग्रहकाम्यया //

Transliteration

tvamasya jagato mātā jagatsaubhāgyadevatā duhitṛtvaṃ gatā devi mamānugrahakāmyayā //

Translation

You are the Mother of this universe—the very divinity of the world’s good fortune. O Goddess, desiring to bestow your grace upon me, you have assumed the role of a daughter.

Word by Word

• त्वम् (tvam): you

• अस्य (asya): of this

• जगतः (jagataḥ): world/universe

• माता (mātā): mother

• जगत् (jagat): the world

• सौभाग्य (saubhāgya): auspiciousness, prosperity, good fortune

• देवता (devatā): deity, divine power

• दुहितृत्वम् (duhitṛtvam): daughterhood, the state/role of being a daughter

• गता (gatā): having gone to, having assumed

• देवि (devi): O Goddess

• मम (mama): for me/of me

• अनुग्रह (anugraha): favor, grace

• काम्यया (kāmyayā): with the desire (to do so), wishing

Speaker

• A devotee/royal narrator addressing the Goddess (Devi) in praise (stuti) within the Matsya Purana’s early chapters

Entities Mentioned

• Devi
• Jagat (the universe)

Tags

• Devi-Stuti
• Shakti
• Auspiciousness
• Bhakti
• Grace

FAQs

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

Indirectly, it presents the Goddess as the universal Mother and the source of the world’s auspicious order—implying her sovereignty over both manifestation and withdrawal, though pralaya is not explicitly described here.

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

It frames prosperity (saubhāgya) as rooted in divine favor and reverence for the World-Mother; for rulers and householders, it supports the Purāṇic ethic that welfare, lineage-blessings, and social stability arise from dharmic devotion and gratitude for grace.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No direct Vāstu or iconographic rule is stated, but ritually it functions as a stuti suitable for Devi-pūjā—invoking her as the giver of auspiciousness, a common prerequisite intention (saṅkalpa) for temple worship and consecratory rites.