Shloka 41

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

Devanagari script

*सूत उवाच एवमाभाष्य तं क्रोधान् मार्कण्डेयो महामुनिः तथैव भगवान्भूयो बभाषे मधुसूदनः //

Transliteration

*sūta uvāca evamābhāṣya taṃ krodhān mārkaṇḍeyo mahāmuniḥ tathaiva bhagavānbhūyo babhāṣe madhusūdanaḥ //

Translation

Sūta said: Having thus addressed him in anger, the great sage Mārkaṇḍeya fell silent; then the Blessed Lord Madhusūdana again spoke in reply.

Word by Word

• sūta uvāca: Sūta said

• evam: thus

• ābhāṣya: having spoken/addressed

• tam: to him

• krodhāt/krodhān: out of anger/in anger

• mārkaṇḍeyaḥ: Mārkaṇḍeya

• mahāmuniḥ: the great sage

• tathā eva: just so/thereupon

• bhagavān: the Blessed Lord

• bhūyaḥ: again

• babhāṣe: spoke

• madhusūdanaḥ: Madhusūdana (Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa, slayer of Madhu).

Speaker

• Sūta (Sūta Ugraśravas), narrating

Entities Mentioned

• Mārkaṇḍeya
• Madhusūdana (Vishnu/Krishna)

Tags

• Dialogue
• Puranic narration
• Sage episode
• Vishnu epithets
• Frame narrative

FAQs

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

This verse itself does not describe Pralaya; it functions as a narrative transition, marking Mārkaṇḍeya’s angry address and the Lord’s subsequent reply.

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

Indirectly, it models Purāṇic pedagogy: ethical and dharmic instruction is delivered through dialogue, where even strong emotion (anger) is followed by a corrective, authoritative response from the Lord.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu/ritual rule is stated in this line; it is a connective verse introducing the next statement by the Lord, where technical or ethical content may appear.