Shloka 31

Matsya Purana — Lineage of the Pitṛs

Devanagari script

जया वराहशैले तु कामला कमलालये रुद्रकोट्यां च रुद्राणी काली कालञ्जरे गिरौ //

Transliteration

jayā varāhaśaile tu kāmalā kamalālaye rudrakoṭyāṃ ca rudrāṇī kālī kālañjare girau //

Translation

At Varāhaśaila she is known as Jayā; at Kamalālaya as Kāmalā; at Rudrakoṭī as Rudrāṇī; and on Mount Kālañjara she is called Kālī.

Word by Word

• jayā: (the Goddess named) Jayā, ‘Victorious One’

• varāha-śaile: on Varāha Mountain/Varāhaśaila

• tu: indeed/there

• kāmalā: Kāmalā (Lakṣmī-like epithet of the Goddess)

• kamala-ālaye: at Kamalālaya (‘Lotus-abode’, a sacred place)

• rudra-koṭyām: at Rudrakoṭī (a tirtha/sacred site)

• ca: and

• rudrāṇī: Rudrāṇī (consort/power of Rudra, a name of Devī)

• kālī: Kālī

• kālañjare: at Kālañjara (place/mountain)

• girau: on the mountain

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (in instruction to Vaivasvata Manu, within a catalog of sacred names/places)

Entities Mentioned

• Jayā
• Kāmalā
• Rudrāṇī
• Kālī
• Varāhaśaila
• Kamalālaya
• Rudrakoṭī
• Kālañjara

Tags

• Tirtha-Mahatmya
• Goddess Names
• Shakti
• Sacred Geography
• Puranic Ritual

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss pralaya; it maps the Goddess’s specific epithets to particular sacred mountains and tirthas, emphasizing sacred geography and localized forms of Devī.

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

Indirectly, it supports dharmic duty through tīrtha-yātrā and Devī-upāsanā: a king or householder maintains merit and protection of the realm/family by honoring established sacred sites and the deity-names traditionally worshiped there.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Ritually, it functions as a place-based invocation list (nāma-saṅkīrtana) guiding correct worship—invoking Jayā, Kāmalā, Rudrāṇī, or Kālī according to the tirtha; architecturally, it implies established shrines/temples at these sites where the corresponding form is enshrined and worshiped.