Shloka 18
Matsya Purana — Rite of Donating the ‘Sugar Mountain’
सोमसूर्यादयो यस्य तेजसा विगतप्रभाः भवन्ति शतशो येन शत्रवश्चापराजिताः यथेच्छारूपधारी च मनुष्यो ऽप्यपराजितः //
somasūryādayo yasya tejasā vigataprabhāḥ bhavanti śataśo yena śatravaścāparājitāḥ yathecchārūpadhārī ca manuṣyo 'pyaparājitaḥ //
By whose radiance even the Moon, the Sun, and other luminaries lose their brilliance; through whom hundreds of enemies become powerless and are subdued; and by whom a man, assuming whatever form he wishes, becomes unconquerable.
FAQs
This verse does not describe Pralaya directly; it emphasizes overwhelming sacred radiance (tejas) and the resulting invincibility—motifs often used in Purāṇas to express divine power rather than cosmic dissolution.
It frames an ideal of protection and victory over hostile forces: a king (or disciplined householder) gains strength and security through dharmic alignment with sacred power—symbolically, enemies are subdued when one is established in righteous potency (tejas).
The verse reads like a phala-śruti (benefit statement) commonly attached to ritual worship and consecrated forms; in Vastu/temple contexts, it supports the idea that properly installed sacred presence generates protective tejas and auspicious dominance over adverse influences.