Shloka 14

Matsya Purana — Skanda’s Consecration

Devanagari script

पिनद्धनानाभरणाय भर्त्रे नमो रणे दानवदारणाय नमो ऽस्तु ते ऽर्कप्रतिमप्रभाय नमो ऽस्तु गुह्याय गुहाय तुभ्यम् //

Transliteration

pinaddhanānābharaṇāya bhartre namo raṇe dānavadāraṇāya namo 'stu te 'rkapratimaprabhāya namo 'stu guhyāya guhāya tubhyam //

Translation

Salutations to you, the Lord adorned with many fastened ornaments; salutations to you, the protector—who in battle rends the Dānavas. Salutations to you whose radiance is like the sun; salutations to you, the mysterious One—Guhya, and to you, Guha.

Word by Word

• पिनद्ध (pinaddha): fastened, bound on, firmly worn

• नाना (nānā): many, various

• आभरणाय (ābharaṇāya): to the ornamented one / to him who bears ornaments

• भर्त्रे (bhartre): to the sustainer, protector, lord

• नमः (namaḥ): salutation

• रणे (raṇe): in battle

• दानव-दारणाय (dānava-dāraṇāya): to the splitter/tearer of Dānavas (demons)

• अस्तु (astu): may it be / let it be

• ते (te): to you

• अर्क-प्रतिम-प्रभाय (arka-pratima-prabhāya): to him whose splendor is comparable to the sun

• गुह्याय (guhyāya): to the secret/mysterious one

• गुहाय (guhāya): to Guha (a divine epithet/name)

• तुभ्यम् (tubhyam): unto you

Speaker

• Suta (narrator) presenting a stotra within the Matsya Purana’s narrative frame (devotional praise addressing the deity as Guha/Guhya)

Entities Mentioned

• Dānava
• Arka (Sun)
• Guha
• Guhya

Tags

• Stotra
• Devotional Praise
• Iconography
• Divine Epithets
• Demon-slaying

FAQs

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

This verse is not about pralaya or cosmology; it is a hymn of salutation emphasizing the deity’s radiant, sun-like splendor and demon-destroying power.

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

By praising the Lord as “bhartṛ” (protector) and as one who destroys oppressive forces (Dānavas), it reinforces the ethical ideal that rulers and householders should uphold protection, order, and dharma by resisting adharma.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Architecturally it is indirect, but iconographically it signals deity-features used in worship—ornamented form and sun-like radiance—supporting ritual visualization (dhyāna) and proper devotional recitation in pūjā.