Shloka 36

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

Devanagari script

स तस्मै भगवानाह स्वागतं बालयोगवान् बभाषे मेघतुल्येन स्वरेण पुरुषोत्तमः //

Transliteration

sa tasmai bhagavānāha svāgataṃ bālayogavān babhāṣe meghatulyena svareṇa puruṣottamaḥ //

Translation

To him the Blessed Lord said, “Welcome.” That Supreme Person then spoke in a voice deep as thunderclouds, addressing the youthful practitioner of yoga.

Word by Word

• स (sa): he

• तस्मै (tasmai): to him

• भगवान् (bhagavān): the Blessed Lord

• आह (āha): said

• स्वागतम् (svāgatam): welcome

• बालयोगवान् (bāla-yogavān): the youthful yogin / young one endowed with yoga

• बभाषे (babhāṣe): spoke

• मेघतुल्येन (megha-tulyena): like a cloud / thundercloud-like

• स्वरेण (svareṇa): with a voice

• पुरुषोत्तमः (puruṣottamaḥ): the Supreme Person (Vishnu).

Speaker

• Bhagavan (Puruṣottama / Lord Vishnu, in the Matsya narrative context)

Entities Mentioned

• Bhagavan
• Puruṣottama

Tags

• Pralaya
• Matsya-Avatara
• Dialogue
• Yoga
• Dharma

FAQs

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

Indirectly, it frames the Pralaya teaching as a divine revelation: the Supreme Lord personally welcomes the seeker and begins instruction, a typical prelude to the Flood/doomsday discourse in the Matsya tradition.

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

It models the dharmic posture of receiving guidance—kings and householders are urged in Purāṇic ethics to approach the Lord (or realized teachers) with humility, so governance and daily life align with higher law (dharma).

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or ritual procedure is specified in this verse; its significance is introductory—marking the start of authoritative instruction that, elsewhere in the Matsya Purāṇa, can extend to rites, vows, and sacred regulations.