Shloka 25

Matsya Purana — Questions on Padmanabha’s Lotus-Creation in the Padma Mahakalpa; Prelude to N...

Devanagari script

स एव भगवान्सर्वं करोति विकरोति च सो ऽस्मान्कारयते सर्वान् सो ऽत्येति व्याकुलीकृतान् //

Transliteration

sa eva bhagavānsarvaṃ karoti vikaroti ca so 'smānkārayate sarvān so 'tyeti vyākulīkṛtān //

Translation

That very Blessed Lord alone does everything—He creates and transforms. He impels all of us to act, and He carries beyond those who have been thrown into agitation and distress.

Word by Word

• saḥ: He

• eva: alone/indeed

• bhagavān: the Blessed Lord

• sarvam: everything

• karoti: does/acts

• vikaroti: alters/transforms

• ca: and

• saḥ: He

• asmān: us

• kārayate: causes (us) to do/impels

• sarvān: all (beings)

• saḥ: He

• atyeti: goes beyond/transcends/carries across

• vyākulīkṛtān: those made distressed/agitated/confounded

Speaker

• Likely Lord Matsya (Vishnu) instructing Vaivasvata Manu on divine agency

Entities Mentioned

• Bhagavan (Supreme Lord)
• Vaivasvata Manu (contextual)

Tags

• Dharma
• Theology
• Divine agency
• Karma
• Liberation

FAQs

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

It frames all cosmic activity—making and transforming—as the Lord’s work, implying that even upheavals like pralaya occur under divine governance rather than random chaos.

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

It teaches that while one must perform one’s duties, the ultimate mover is the Lord; a king or householder should act responsibly without ego, seeing themselves as instruments of divine order.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No specific Vastu or ritual rule is stated; the takeaway is devotional orientation—rituals and constructions are meaningful when understood as offerings carried out under the Lord’s supreme agency.