Shloka 33

Matsya Purana — Saptamī Sacred Bath and the Mṛtavatsābhiṣeka Rite for Pacifying Misfortune an...

Devanagari script

यत्किंचिदस्य दुरितं तत्क्षिप्तं वडवानले ब्रह्मा रुद्रो वसुः स्कन्दो विष्णुः शक्रो हुताशनः //

Transliteration

yatkiṃcidasya duritaṃ tatkṣiptaṃ vaḍavānale brahmā rudro vasuḥ skando viṣṇuḥ śakro hutāśanaḥ //

Translation

Whatever sin or misfortune may cling to him—let it be cast into the mare-faced submarine fire (Vaḍavānala). May Brahmā, Rudra, the Vasu, Skanda, Viṣṇu, Śakra (Indra), and Hutāśana (Agni) protect him.

Word by Word

• yat-kiṃcit: whatever, anything at all

• asya: of him/this person

• duritam: sin, evil, misfortune

• tat: that

• kṣiptam: thrown, cast away

• vaḍavā-anale: in the Vaḍavā fire (mare-faced submarine fire)

• brahmā: Brahmā

• rudraḥ: Rudra (Śiva)

• vasuḥ: Vasu (a Vasu deity / the Vasus collectively by epithet)

• skandaḥ: Skanda (Kārttikeya)

• viṣṇuḥ: Viṣṇu

• śakraḥ: Śakra (Indra)

• hutāśanaḥ: Hutāśana (Agni, ‘eater of oblations’).

Speaker

• Suta (narration of a protective formula within the discourse of the Matsya Purana)

Entities Mentioned

• Vaḍavānala
• Brahmā
• Rudra
• Vasu
• Skanda
• Viṣṇu
• Śakra (Indra)
• Hutāśana (Agni)

Tags

• Mantra
• Purification
• Protection
• Deva-invocation
• Papanashana

FAQs

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

By referencing Vaḍavānala—the cosmic submarine fire associated with consuming and dissolving impurities—the verse uses pralaya-like imagery to signify the complete burning away of sin and misfortune.

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

It frames ethical life as requiring regular purification: a king or householder preserves dharma not only through conduct but also through prayerful recourse to divine guardians, seeking the removal of accumulated durita (harmful karmic residue).

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Ritually, it functions as a protective invocation (rakṣā/śānti) calling major deities; while not a Vāstu rule, it aligns with temple and household rites where such deity-name recitations are used for consecration and warding off inauspiciousness.