Shloka 24

Matsya Purana — Nārāyaṇa as Haṃsa in the Cosmic Ocean: Vedic Yajña-Puruṣa and Mārkaṇḍeya’s Vi...

Devanagari script

ज्वलन्तमिव तेजोभिर् गोयुक्तमिव भास्करम् शर्वर्यां जाग्रतमिव भासन्तं स्वेन तेजसा //

Transliteration

jvalantamiva tejobhir goyuktamiva bhāskaram śarvaryāṃ jāgratamiva bhāsantaṃ svena tejasā //

Translation

Shining with his own radiance—like a blazing fire with its flames, like the sun yoked to its steeds, and like one who remains awake through the night—he appeared resplendent.

Word by Word

ज्वलन्तम्blazing, aflame

इवas if/like

तेजोभिःwith radiances/splendours

गोयुक्तम्yoked with ‘go’ (cows/steeds

इवlike

भास्करम्the Sun

शर्वर्याम्in the night

जाग्रतम्awake, vigilant

इवlike

भासन्तम्shining, appearing radiant

स्वेनby his own

तेजसाbrilliance, luminous power

Speaker

Sūta (narrator), within a stotra-like descriptive passage (contextually praising the divine radiance, often applied to Lord Vishnu/Matsya in the Matsya Purana’s dialogue frame)

Entities Mentioned

Bhāskara (Sun)

FAQs

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

Indirectly, it emphasizes the Lord’s self-manifest radiance (tejas) that remains unwavering—an attribute often invoked in Pralaya contexts to show the Supreme as the constant light beyond cosmic darkness.

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

The image of being ‘awake in the night’ points to vigilance and steadfastness—qualities the Matsya Purana repeatedly associates with righteous kingship and disciplined household life (protecting dharma through alert governance and self-control).

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

While not giving a direct Vastu rule, the verse supplies iconographic/ritual mood-language: deities are to be conceived and worshipped as self-luminous (svatejasā bhāsantam), informing temple visualization, lamp-offerings (dīpa), and consecration meditations.