Shloka 60

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

Devanagari script

संदष्टौष्ठपुटः क्रोधाद् वाराह इव पूर्वजः नदी भागीरथी चैव सरयूः कौशिकी तथा //

Transliteration

saṃdaṣṭauṣṭhapuṭaḥ krodhād vārāha iva pūrvajaḥ nadī bhāgīrathī caiva sarayūḥ kauśikī tathā //

Translation

Clenching his lips in anger, like a boar, the elder spoke—(then he mentioned) the rivers Bhāgīrathī (Gaṅgā), Sarayū, and likewise Kauśikī.

Word by Word

• saṃdaṣṭa-auṣṭha-puṭaḥ: with the lips pressed together (clenched)

• krodhāt: out of anger

• vārāhaḥ iva: like a boar

• pūrvajaḥ: the elder/one born earlier (an elder person)

• nadī: river(s)

• bhāgīrathī: the Bhāgīrathī (Gaṅgā)

• ca eva: and indeed/also

• sarayūḥ: the Sarayū

• kauśikī: the Kauśikī (a sacred river)

• tathā: likewise/so too.

Speaker

• Suta (narrating a prior episode; the immediate 'elder' is a character within that episode)

Entities Mentioned

• Bhāgīrathī (Gaṅgā)
• Sarayū
• Kauśikī
• Varāha (boar, as simile)

Tags

• Tirtha
• Sacred Rivers
• Purification
• Punya
• Mahatmya

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss pralaya; it belongs to a sacred-river context, naming holy rivers and describing an emotional moment in the narrative.

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

By highlighting renowned tīrthas like Bhāgīrathī, Sarayū, and Kauśikī, it supports the Purāṇic householder/kingly duty of seeking purification and accruing merit through dharmic pilgrimage and ritual bathing.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The ritual takeaway is tīrtha-snāna (bathing/ablutions) and reverence for specific sacred rivers; no Vāstu or temple-construction rule is stated in this verse.