Shloka 27

Matsya Purana — Ritual Bathing

Devanagari script

नमस्ते विष्णुरूपाय नमो विष्णुमुखाय वै सहस्ररश्मये नित्यं नमस्ते सर्वतेजसे //

Transliteration

namaste viṣṇurūpāya namo viṣṇumukhāya vai sahasraraśmaye nityaṃ namaste sarvatejase //

Translation

Salutations to You whose very form is Viṣṇu; salutations indeed to You whose face is Viṣṇu. Ever do I bow to You, the Thousand-rayed One—salutations to You who are the radiance of all.

Word by Word

• namas-te: salutations to You

• viṣṇu-rūpāya: to (You) whose form is Vishnu / all-pervading

• namaḥ: bow / homage

• viṣṇu-mukhāya: to (You) whose face is Vishnu / who speaks as Vishnu

• vai: indeed, surely

• sahasra-raśmaye: to the thousand-rayed (sun-like) One

• nityam: always, eternally

• namas-te: salutations to You

• sarva-tejase: to (You) who are all splendor / the source of every brilliance

Speaker

• A devotee/narrator offering stuti to Vishnu (contextually within Matsya Purana’s Vishnu-praise passages; speaker not explicitly specified in the provided excerpt)

Entities Mentioned

• Vishnu

Tags

• Vishnu-Stuti
• Divine-Radiance
• Bhakti
• Narayana
• Puranic-Hymns

FAQs

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

While it does not describe Pralaya directly, it frames Vishnu as “sarvatejas” (the total radiance/source of all splendor), a theological basis used in the Matsya Purana to portray Vishnu as the sustaining and restorative power before and after cosmic dissolution.

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

As a stuti, it supports the Matsya Purana’s ethic that rulers and householders should begin actions with reverence and remembrance of the divine (smaraṇa and vandanā), cultivating humility, steadiness (nityam), and dharmic intention.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No direct Vastu or temple-measurement rule appears here; ritually, it functions as a namaskāra-mantra style salutation suitable for pūjā openings, invoking Vishnu’s all-pervading form and sun-like brilliance (sahasraraśmi) as auspicious protection.