Shloka 38

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

Devanagari script

*मार्कण्डेय उवाच को मां नाम्ना कीर्तयति तपः परिभवन्मम दिव्यं वर्षसहस्राख्यं धर्षयन्निव मे वयः //

Transliteration

*mārkaṇḍeya uvāca ko māṃ nāmnā kīrtayati tapaḥ paribhavanmama divyaṃ varṣasahasrākhyaṃ dharṣayanniva me vayaḥ //

Translation

Mārkaṇḍeya said: “Who is it that calls me aloud by name—almost as if slighting my ascetic power—disturbing my divine span of a thousand years, as though assailing my very age?”

Word by Word

• मार्कण्डेय उवाच: Mārkaṇḍeya said

• कः: who?

• माम्: me

• नाम्ना: by name

• कीर्तयति: calls/proclaims

• तपः: ascetic power, austerity

• परिभवन्: slighting/insulting/overriding

• मम: my

• दिव्यम्: divine, extraordinary

• वर्षसहस्राख्यम्: called/amounting to a thousand years

• धर्षयन् इव: as if attacking/violating

• मे: my

• वयः: age, lifespan, years

Speaker

• Mārkaṇḍeya Ṛṣi

Entities Mentioned

• Mārkaṇḍeya

Tags

• Tapas
• Rishi
• Time
• Dialogue
• Longevity

FAQs

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

This verse does not describe Pralaya directly; it highlights a rishi’s tapas and extraordinary longevity, themes often contrasted with cosmic time in Purāṇic narration.

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

Indirectly, it underscores reverence and restraint: one should not disrupt or disrespect ascetics and sacred observances, a key dharmic guideline for rulers and householders in Purāṇic ethics.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or temple-ritual rule is stated in this verse; the ritual emphasis is on tapas (austerity) and the sanctity of an ascetic’s vow and spiritual practice.