Shloka 1

Matsya Purana — Prayaga Mahatmya: Trimurti Presence

Devanagari script

*युधिष्ठिर उवाच कथं सर्वमिदं प्रोक्तं प्रयागस्य महामुने एतन्नः सर्वमाख्याहि यथा हि मम तारयेत् //

Transliteration

*yudhiṣṭhira uvāca kathaṃ sarvamidaṃ proktaṃ prayāgasya mahāmune etannaḥ sarvamākhyāhi yathā hi mama tārayet //

Translation

Yudhiṣṭhira said: “O great sage, how has all this concerning Prayāga been declared? Please explain it all to us fully, so that it may indeed become a means of deliverance for me.”

Word by Word

• yudhiṣṭhiraḥ: Yudhiṣṭhira

• uvāca: said

• katham: how

• sarvam idam: all this

• proktam: has been spoken/expounded

• prayāgasya: of Prayāga

• mahāmune: O great sage

• etat: this

• naḥ: to us/for us

• sarvam: entirely

• ākhyāhi: tell, explain

• yathā: so that/in such a way that

• hi: indeed

• mama: for me/of me

• tārayet: may ferry across, may liberate (from sin/samsara).

Speaker

• Yudhiṣṭhira

Entities Mentioned

• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Prayāga
• Mahāmuni (the sage narrator)

Tags

• Tirtha
• Prayaga
• Mahatmya
• Dharma
• Liberation

FAQs

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

This verse does not describe Pralaya directly; it frames a request for a complete teaching on Prayāga whose hearing and understanding is presented as spiritually salvific.

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

As a king, Yudhiṣṭhira seeks dharmic clarity and purification through authoritative instruction; the verse models the ruler’s duty to learn sacred law and tirtha-dharma for personal integrity and the moral guidance of society.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No explicit Vāstu or temple-building rule appears in this verse; its ritual implication is that right knowledge of Prayāga’s sacred practices and merits is itself a means toward purification and liberation.