Shloka 101

Matsya Purana — Narasimha’s Victory over Hiraṇyakaśipu and the Catalogue of Apocalyptic Omens

Devanagari script

एवं परस्यापि परं पदं यत् परं परस्यापि परं च देवम् परं परस्यापि परं च भूतं त्वामाहुरग्र्यं पुरुषं पुराणम् //

Transliteration

evaṃ parasyāpi paraṃ padaṃ yat paraṃ parasyāpi paraṃ ca devam paraṃ parasyāpi paraṃ ca bhūtaṃ tvāmāhuragryaṃ puruṣaṃ purāṇam //

Translation

Thus (you are) that supreme state beyond even the beyond; the supreme Deity beyond even the supreme; the highest Being beyond even the highest—therefore they proclaim you as the foremost, the Primeval Person (Puruṣa).

Word by Word

• evaṃ: thus

• parasyāpi: even of the higher/other (beyond)

• paraṃ: supreme, beyond

• padam: state, abode, highest station

• yat: which/that

• ca: and

• devam: God, divine Lord

• bhūtam: being, existent reality/creaturely existence

• tvām: you

• āhuḥ: (they) call/proclaim

• agryam: foremost, pre-eminent

• puruṣam: Person, Cosmic Person

• purāṇam: ancient, primeval

Speaker

• Likely a devotee/narrator voice within the Matsya Purana’s stuti passage (speaker not explicit from the single verse alone)

Entities Mentioned

• Puruṣa (the Supreme Person)
• Paramapada (supreme abode/state)

Tags

• Vishnu-Stuti
• Supreme Puruṣa
• Paramapada
• Bhakti
• Vedantic Theology

FAQs

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

It does not describe a specific pralaya event; it establishes the Lord as the transcendent Supreme Reality and final refuge (parama-pada), implying that even dissolution culminates in the supreme abode/person beyond all states.

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

Indirectly, it frames dharma as oriented toward the highest goal: devotion and surrender to the Supreme Puruṣa. For kings and householders, it supports the Purana’s ethic that worldly duty is ultimately meant to culminate in God-realization.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No direct Vāstu or temple-rule detail is stated; ritually, the verse functions as stuti—appropriate for recitation in worship as a theological identification of the deity as the supreme abode and primeval person.