Shloka 52

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

Devanagari script

अहमिन्द्रपदे शक्रो वर्षाणां परिवत्सरः अहं योगी युगाख्यस्य युगान्तावर्त एव च //

Transliteration

ahamindrapade śakro varṣāṇāṃ parivatsaraḥ ahaṃ yogī yugākhyasya yugāntāvarta eva ca //

Translation

In the station of Indra, I am Śakra; among the years, I am the cycle called Parivatsara. I am the Yogi of the age named Yuga, and I am also the great whirl at the end of the Yuga (the yuga-ending vortex of dissolution).

Word by Word

• aham: I

• indra-pade: in the position/office of Indra

• śakraḥ: Śakra (Indra, lord of the gods)

• varṣāṇām: among years / of years

• parivatsaraḥ: Parivatsara (a named year/cycle in traditional calendrical reckoning)

• aham: I

• yogī: the Yogi / supreme contemplative lord

• yuga-ākhyasya: of that which is called ‘Yuga’ / of the age named Yuga

• yuga-anta: at the end of the yuga

• āvartaḥ: whirlpool, vortex, turning

• eva: indeed

• ca: and

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (Vishnu) speaking to Vaivasvata Manu (context: didactic self-revelation of the Supreme through cosmic correspondences)

Entities Mentioned

• Indra (Śakra)
• Parivatsara
• Yuga
• Yugānta-āvarta

Tags

• Cosmic Time
• Yuga Doctrine
• Divine Sovereignty
• Pralaya Motif
• Purāṇic Theology

FAQs

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

It links the Supreme to the “yuga-ending vortex” (yugānta-āvarta), a vivid image for the turning force by which an age collapses into dissolution, indicating divine control over pralaya and cosmic transitions.

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

By identifying rulership (Indra/Śakra) and time (Parivatsara) as divine expressions, it frames power and prosperity as time-bound trusts—encouraging rulers and householders to govern and live with humility, discipline, and awareness of impermanence.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No direct Vāstu or temple rule is stated; the ritual takeaway is contemplative—meditating on the deity as Time (year-cycle) and as the force behind yuga transitions, a common Purāṇic method of integrating cosmology into worship.