Shloka 60

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

Devanagari script

अहं भूतस्य भव्यस्य वर्तमानस्य संभवः यत्किंचित्पश्यसे विप्र यच्छृणोषि च किंचन //

Transliteration

ahaṃ bhūtasya bhavyasya vartamānasya saṃbhavaḥ yatkiṃcitpaśyase vipra yacchṛṇoṣi ca kiṃcana //

Translation

I am the origin of the past, the future, and the present. O Brahmin, whatever little you see, and whatever little you hear—(all of it arises from Me).

Word by Word

• aham: I

• bhūtasya: of the past/what has been

• bhavyasya: of the future/what is to be

• vartamānasya: of the present/what is occurring

• saṃbhavaḥ: origin, source, arising

• yat kiṃcit: whatever (even the slightest thing)

• paśyase: you see

• vipra: O Brahmin

• yat: whatever

• śṛṇoṣi: you hear

• ca: and

• kiṃcana: anything at all

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (Vishnu) speaking to a Brahmin interlocutor (vipra)

Entities Mentioned

• Lord Matsya
• Vishnu
• Time (past-present-future)

Tags

• Pralaya
• Creation
• Vishnu-Tattva
• Time
• Metaphysics

FAQs

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

It asserts a single supreme source behind all temporal phases—past, future, and present—implying that creation and dissolution occur within that divine ground rather than outside it.

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

By grounding all experience in a higher source, it supports dharmic living: a king or householder should act with restraint and accountability, recognizing that all actions and outcomes unfold under the same cosmic order.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No direct Vastu or ritual rule is stated; the takeaway is foundational—temple, ritual, and iconography are meaningful because they orient perception (seeing/hearing) toward the ultimate source described here.