Shloka 40

Matsya Purana — Lineage of the Pitṛs

Devanagari script

करवीरे महालक्ष्मीर् उमा देवी विनायके अरोगा वैद्यनाथे तु महाकाले महेश्वरी //

Transliteration

karavīre mahālakṣmīr umā devī vināyake arogā vaidyanāthe tu mahākāle maheśvarī //

Translation

In Karavīra she is Mahālakṣmī; at Vināyaka she is the Goddess Umā; at Vaidyanātha she is called Arogā (the Bestower of health); and at Mahākāla she is known as Maheśvarī.

Word by Word

• karavīre: in Karavīra (a sacred place/kshetra)

• mahālakṣmīḥ: Mahālakṣmī (the Great Goddess of fortune/prosperity)

• umā: Umā (Pārvatī)

• devī: the Goddess

• vināyake: at Vināyaka (Gaṇeśa’s shrine/kshetra)

• arogā: Arogā (she who grants freedom from disease/health)

• vaidyanāthe: at Vaidyanātha (the Vaidyanātha Jyotirliṅga/kshetra)

• tu: and/indeed

• mahākāle: at Mahākāla (the Mahākāla Jyotirliṅga/kshetra)

• maheśvarī: Maheśvarī (Śiva’s divine śakti-form).

Speaker

• Suta (narrator) reporting the Matsya Purana’s kshetra-names tradition

Entities Mentioned

• Mahālakṣmī
• Umā (Pārvatī)
• Vināyaka (Gaṇeśa)
• Vaidyanātha
• Mahākāla
• Maheśvarī
• Karavīra

Tags

• Tirtha
• Devi-Names
• Jyotirlinga
• Ritual
• Sacred-Geography

FAQs

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

This verse does not address Pralaya; it functions as a tīrtha-māhātmya mapping of the Goddess’s epithets to specific sacred sites.

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

It encourages dharmic life through pilgrimage and worship: a householder (and a king as patron) supports and visits kṣetras, honoring the local deity-forms for prosperity (Mahālakṣmī), auspiciousness (Umā), health (Arogā), and protection (Maheśvarī).

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Ritually, it implies that each kṣetra has a specific deity-name and śakti-form to be invoked in worship; architecturally, it supports site-specific temple iconography and naming conventions tied to established tīrtha traditions.