Shloka 67

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

Devanagari script

स तस्मिन्सुखमेकान्ते शुश्रूषुर्हंसमव्ययम् यो ऽहमेव विविधतनुं परिश्रितो महार्णवे व्यपगतचन्द्रभास्करे शनैश्चरन्प्रभुरपि हंससंज्ञितो ऽसृजज्जगद्विहरति कालपर्यये //

Transliteration

sa tasminsukhamekānte śuśrūṣurhaṃsamavyayam yo 'hameva vividhatanuṃ pariśrito mahārṇave vyapagatacandrabhāskare śanaiścaranprabhurapi haṃsasaṃjñito 'sṛjajjagadviharati kālaparyaye //

Translation

Dwelling there happily in solitude, he attended upon the imperishable Hamsa. For I myself—assuming manifold forms—abide in the great ocean; when the moon and sun have vanished, I, the Lord, moving slowly, bearing the name “Hamsa,” create the world again and sport through the revolutions of time.

Word by Word

• स (sa): he/that one

• तस्मिन् (tasmin): in that (place/state)

• सुखम् (sukham): happily, in ease

• एकान्ते (ekānte): in solitude, in seclusion

• शुश्रूषुः (śuśrūṣuḥ): serving, attending upon

• हंसम् (haṁsam): the Hamsa (Supreme Spirit/teacher-form)

• अव्ययम् (avyayam): imperishable

• यः (yaḥ): who

• अहम् एव (aham eva): I myself indeed

• विविधतनुम् (vividha-tanum): of many forms, assuming diverse bodies

• परिश्रितः (pariśritaḥ): resorting to, abiding in

• महार्णवे (mahārṇave): in the great ocean

• व्यपगतचन्द्रभास्करे (vyapagata-candra-bhāskare): when moon and sun have disappeared

• शनैः चरन् (śanaiḥ caran): moving slowly, wandering gradually

• प्रभुः (prabhuḥ): the Lord, sovereign

• अपि (api): even/indeed

• हंससंज्ञितः (haṁsa-saṁjñitaḥ): called/named Hamsa

• असृजत् (asṛjat): created, emitted

• जगत् (jagat): the world

• विहरति (viharati): sports, roams freely

• कालपर्यये (kāla-paryaye): at the turning/cycle of time, in the periodic revolution (yuga/kalpa cycle).

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (Vishnu) speaking to Vaivasvata Manu (Pralaya instruction context)

Entities Mentioned

• Hamsa (Haṁsa)
• Mahārṇava (the Great Ocean)
• Chandra (Moon)
• Bhāskara (Sun)
• Prabhu (the Lord, Vishnu/Matsya)

Tags

• Pralaya
• Sarga
• Hamsa
• Vishnu theology
• Cosmic time cycles

FAQs

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

It states that during Pralaya, when even the sun and moon disappear, the Lord abides in the cosmic ocean and, as “Hamsa,” recreates the world at the turning of time.

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

Indirectly, it frames dharma as service and attentive discipleship (śuśrūṣā) toward the highest truth; a king or householder is urged to govern and live with awareness of impermanence and cosmic cycles, grounding action in devotion and right knowledge.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No direct Vastu or temple-building rule appears; the ritual takeaway is contemplative—solitude, disciplined service, and meditation on the Lord as the source of dissolution and re-creation.