Shloka 26

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

Devanagari script

सम्प्रविष्टः पुनः कुक्षिं मार्कण्डेयो ऽतिविस्मयः तथैव तु पुनर्भूयो विजानन्स्वप्नदर्शनम् //

Transliteration

sampraviṣṭaḥ punaḥ kukṣiṃ mārkaṇḍeyo 'tivismayaḥ tathaiva tu punarbhūyo vijānansvapnadarśanam //

Translation

Markandeya, filled with utter amazement, again entered the womb; and once more he recognized that what he had seen was like a dream-vision.

Word by Word

• सम्प्रविष्टः (sampraviṣṭaḥ): having entered

• पुनः (punaḥ): again

• कुक्षिं (kukṣiṃ): the womb/belly

• मार्कण्डेयः (mārkaṇḍeyaḥ): Markandeya

• अतिविस्मयः (ativismayaḥ): exceedingly astonished

• तथैव (tathaiva): just so/in the same manner

• तु (tu): indeed/and

• पुनर्भूयः (punarbhūyaḥ): once again

• विजानन् (vijānan): realizing/understanding

• स्वप्नदर्शनम् (svapnadarśanam): dream-like vision/appearance as a dream.

Speaker

• Suta (narrator) / Purāṇic narrator describing Markandeya’s experience

Entities Mentioned

• Markandeya

Tags

• Pralaya
• Markandeya
• Dream-vision
• Cosmic dissolution
• Yoga-maya

FAQs

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

It frames the pralaya experience as a divinely induced, dream-like vision—suggesting cosmic dissolution can be revealed through māyā-like perception rather than ordinary waking reality.

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

Indirectly, it teaches discernment (viveka): even overwhelming experiences can be transient and deceptive, so one should anchor duty (dharma) in steadiness rather than in fear or spectacle.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No direct Vāstu or ritual procedure is stated; the takeaway is contemplative—visions and omens should be interpreted carefully, not treated as concrete prescriptions without scriptural context.