Shloka 35

Matsya Purana — Lineage of the Pitṛs

Devanagari script

नारायणी सुपार्श्वे तु विकूटे भद्रसुन्दरी विपुले विपुला नाम कल्याणी मलयाचले //

Transliteration

nārāyaṇī supārśve tu vikūṭe bhadrasundarī vipule vipulā nāma kalyāṇī malayācale //

Translation

At Mount Supārśva she is known as Nārāyaṇī; at Vikūṭa as Bhadrasundarī; at Vipula as Vipulā; and on Mount Malaya as Kalyāṇī.

Word by Word

• नारायणी (nārāyaṇī): Nārāyaṇī, the Goddess identified with Nārāyaṇa’s power

• सुपार्श्वे (supārśve): at/near Supārśva (a sacred mountain)

• तु (tu): indeed/and

• विकूटे (vikūṭe): at Vikūṭa (mountain/place-name)

• भद्रसुन्दरी (bhadrasundarī): Bhadrasundarī, ‘the auspiciously beautiful (Goddess)’

• विपुले (vipule): at Vipula (mountain/place-name)

• विपुला (vipulā): Vipulā, ‘the expansive/abundant (Goddess)’

• नाम (nāma): by name/as called

• कल्याणी (kalyāṇī): Kalyāṇī, ‘the beneficent/auspicious (Goddess)’

• मलयाचले (malayācale): on Malaya mountain (Malaya-acala).

Speaker

• Suta (narrator) recounting the Matsya Purana’s sacred geography; framed within the Matsya Purana narration to the sages

Entities Mentioned

• Nārāyaṇī
• Bhadrasundarī
• Vipulā
• Kalyāṇī
• Supārśva
• Vikūṭa
• Vipula
• Malaya mountain

Tags

• Tirtha
• Devi
• Shakti
• Sacred Geography
• Names of Goddess

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss Pralaya; it catalogs localized epithets of the Goddess at specific mountains, emphasizing sacred geography and regional forms of Shakti.

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

Indirectly, it supports dharma through tīrtha-yātrā and devotion: a householder or king upholds religious life by honoring local deities, protecting pilgrimage routes, and supporting worship at renowned kshetras.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The verse implies a ritual mapping of deity-forms to places: temples and shrines at Supārśva, Vikūṭa, Vipula, and Malaya would install and worship the Goddess under these specific names, aligning iconography, mantra-usage, and local tradition to the site.