Shloka 2

Matsya Purana — Prayaga Mahatmya: Trimurti Presence

Devanagari script

*मार्कण्डेय उवाच शृणु राजन्प्रयागे तु प्रोक्तं सर्वमिदं जगत् ब्रह्मा विष्णुस्तथेशानो देवताः प्रभुरव्ययः //

Transliteration

*mārkaṇḍeya uvāca śṛṇu rājanprayāge tu proktaṃ sarvamidaṃ jagat brahmā viṣṇustatheśāno devatāḥ prabhuravyayaḥ //

Translation

Mārkaṇḍeya said: “Listen, O King—at Prayāga this entire world is spoken of (and made manifest): Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and likewise Īśāna (Śiva)—the deities—the imperishable Lord.”

Word by Word

• मार्कण्डेयः: Mārkaṇḍeya

• उवाच: said

• शृणु: listen

• राजन्: O king

• प्रयागे: at Prayāga

• तु: indeed

• प्रोक्तम्: declared/taught

• सर्वम्: all

• इदम्: this

• जगत्: world/universe

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā

• विष्णुः: Viṣṇu

• तथा: likewise

• ईशानः: Īśāna (Śiva)

• देवताः: the gods/divinities

• प्रभुः: Lord/master

• अव्ययः: imperishable/unchanging.

Speaker

• Markandeya Rishi

Entities Mentioned

• Prayaga
• Brahma
• Vishnu
• Ishana (Shiva)
• Devas

Tags

• Prayaga
• Tirtha Mahatmya
• Trimurti
• Pilgrimage
• Sacred Geography

FAQs

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

It does not narrate Pralaya directly; it frames Prayāga as a supreme sacred locus where the cosmic principles represented by Brahmā (creation), Viṣṇu (preservation), and Īśāna/Śiva (dissolution) are acknowledged together.

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

By addressing the listener as “O King,” the verse positions pilgrimage and attentive hearing of tīrtha-mahātmyas as part of rājadarma—cultivating dharma through reverence to holy places and honoring the divine order embodied by the major deities.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No explicit Vāstu or iconographic rule is stated; the ritual takeaway is the primacy of Prayāga as a tīrtha where worship/recitation is understood to connect one to the Trimūrti and the imperishable Lord.