Shloka 23

Matsya Purana — Lineage of the Pitṛs

Devanagari script

एवमुक्तो ऽब्रवीद्दक्षः केषु केषु मयानघे तीर्थेषु च त्वं द्रष्टव्या स्तोतव्या कैश्च नामभिः //

Transliteration

evamukto 'bravīddakṣaḥ keṣu keṣu mayānaghe tīrtheṣu ca tvaṃ draṣṭavyā stotavyā kaiśca nāmabhiḥ //

Translation

Thus addressed, Dakṣa said: “O sinless one (anaghe), at which sacred fords (tīrthas) should you be beheld, and by what names should you be praised?”

Word by Word

• एवम् (evam): thus

• उक्तः (uktaḥ): addressed/spoken to

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt): said

• दक्षः (dakṣaḥ): Daksha

• केषु केषु (keṣu keṣu): in which (places), in which (tirthas)

• मया (mayā): by me

• अनघे (anaghe): O sinless one (vocative)

• तीर्थेषु (tīrtheṣu): in sacred pilgrimage places/fords

• च (ca): and

• त्वम् (tvam): you

• द्रष्टव्या (draṣṭavyā): to be seen/beheld (worthy to be visited)

• स्तोतव्या (stotavyā): to be praised

• कैः (kaiḥ): by which (instrumental plural)

• च (ca): and

• नामभिः (nāmabhiḥ): by names/epithets

Speaker

• Daksha

Entities Mentioned

• Daksha
• Tirtha (sacred ford/pilgrimage place)

Tags

• Tirtha
• Stotra
• Names of the Deity
• Pilgrimage
• Ritual

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss Pralaya directly; it frames a ritual inquiry about where the deity should be sought (tīrthas) and by what names the deity should be praised.

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

It reflects the dharmic duty of seeking guidance for proper worship—knowing the correct places for darśana (sacred visitation) and the correct nāmas (epithets) for stuti—key elements of household and royal religious observance.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Ritually, it emphasizes tīrtha-darśana and nāma-stuti (praise through divine names), implying an ordered, rule-based approach to worship rather than temple architecture specifics.