Shloka 28

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

Devanagari script

यत्सत्यं यदमृतमक्षरं परं यद् यद्भूतं परममिदं च यद्भविष्यत् यत्किंचिच् चरमचरं यदस्ति चान्यत् तत्सर्वं पुरुषवरः प्रभुः पुराणः //

Transliteration

yatsatyaṃ yadamṛtamakṣaraṃ paraṃ yad yadbhūtaṃ paramamidaṃ ca yadbhaviṣyat yatkiṃcic caramacaraṃ yadasti cānyat tatsarvaṃ puruṣavaraḥ prabhuḥ purāṇaḥ //

Translation

Whatever is true; whatever is deathless, imperishable, and supreme; whatever has been, whatever is this highest present, and whatever will be; whatever—moving or unmoving—exists, and whatever else there may be: all of that is the ancient Lord, the best of Persons (Purusha), the Sovereign.

Word by Word

• yat: whatever

• satyam: truth/that which is real

• yat: whatever

• amṛtam: deathless/immortal

• akṣaram: imperishable/unchanging

• param: supreme

• yad-bhūtam: what has been/the past

• paramam idam: this highest (present reality)

• yat-bhaviṣyat: what will be/the future

• yat kiṃcit: whatever at all

• cara: moving (beings)

• acara: unmoving (things)

• yat asti: what exists

• ca anyat: and whatever else

• tat sarvam: all that

• puruṣa-varaḥ: the best/excellent Purusha

• prabhuḥ: Lord/Sovereign

• purāṇaḥ: the Ancient/Primeval One.

Speaker

• Vaivasvata Manu (in praise of the Supreme Lord, identified with Lord Matsya/Vishnu in the dialogue frame)

Entities Mentioned

• Purusha
• Prabhu
• Purana (the Ancient Lord)

Tags

• Tattva
• Purusha
• Brahman
• Time
• Cosmology

FAQs

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

It identifies the Supreme Purusha as the totality of all time (past, present, future) and all beings (moving and unmoving), implying that even during Pralaya the ground of existence remains the imperishable Lord.

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

By affirming one sovereign reality behind all change, it supports dharmic governance and household life rooted in truth (satya), humility, and devotion—seeing subjects and possessions as belonging to the Lord rather than the ego.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No direct Vastu or iconographic rule is stated; ritually, the verse functions as a stuti/mantra-like affirmation of the deity as all-pervading, suitable for invocation before worship, consecration, or recitation in Purana-parayana.