Shloka 24

Matsya Purana — Origin of Soma

Devanagari script

लक्ष्मीर्नारायणं त्यक्त्वा सिनीवाली च कर्दमम् द्युतिर्विभावसुं तद्वत् तुष्टिर्धातारमव्ययम् //

Transliteration

lakṣmīrnārāyaṇaṃ tyaktvā sinīvālī ca kardamam dyutirvibhāvasuṃ tadvat tuṣṭirdhātāramavyayam //

Translation

Lakṣmī, leaving Nārāyaṇa, went to Kardama; and Sinīvālī likewise went to Kardama. Dyuti went to Vibhāvasu; similarly, Tuṣṭi went to Dhātṛ, the imperishable deity.

Word by Word

• lakṣmīḥ: Lakṣmī (goddess of fortune)

• nārāyaṇam: Nārāyaṇa (Viṣṇu)

• tyaktvā: having left/abandoned (in association)

• sinīvālī: Sinīvālī (a goddess/personified lunar day)

• ca: and

• kardamam: Kardama (a Prajāpati/sage)

• dyutiḥ: Dyuti (radiance, a goddess/personification)

• vibhāvasum: Vibhāvasu (Agni, fire)

• tadvat: likewise/in the same manner

• tuṣṭiḥ: Tuṣṭi (contentment, a goddess/personification)

• dhātāram: Dhātṛ (the sustainer/creator deity, often a Āditya)

• avyayam: imperishable, undecaying

Speaker

• Sūta (Purāṇic narrator) recounting genealogical associations (likely within the Matsya–Manu dialogue frame)

Entities Mentioned

• Lakṣmī
• Nārāyaṇa
• Sinīvālī
• Kardama
• Dyuti
• Vibhāvasu (Agni)
• Tuṣṭi
• Dhātṛ

Tags

• Genealogies
• Deities
• Prajapati
• Cosmology
• Puranic Lineage

FAQs

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

It does not describe Pralaya directly; it catalogs divine associations used in Purāṇic cosmology to map how powers (fortune, radiance, contentment) relate to progenitors and deities who sustain creation.

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

Indirectly, it supports the Purāṇic worldview that social and ritual order rests on cosmic order; kings and householders uphold dharma by honoring these deities and lineages through prescribed worship, gifts, and rites.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu rule is stated, but the named deities (especially Lakṣmī and Agni/Vibhāvasu) are key in ritual sequences—Lakṣmī for prosperity rites and Agni for consecration/fire rituals that accompany temple and household ceremonies.