Shloka 15

Matsya Purana — Skanda’s Consecration

Devanagari script

नमो ऽस्तु त्रैलोक्यभयापहाय नमो ऽस्तु ते बाल कृपापराय नमो विशालामललोचनाय नमो विशाखाय महाव्रताय //

Transliteration

namo 'stu trailokyabhayāpahāya namo 'stu te bāla kṛpāparāya namo viśālāmalalocanāya namo viśākhāya mahāvratāya //

Translation

Salutations to you, the remover of fear for the three worlds. Salutations to you, O gentle one, devoted to compassion. Salutations to you whose eyes are vast and spotless. Salutations to you, O Viśākha, the great-vowed one.

Word by Word

• namo 'stu: salutations be

• trailokya: of the three worlds

• bhaya-apahāya: to the remover of fear

• te: to you

• bāla: O gentle/childlike one

• kṛpā-parāya: devoted to compassion

• viśāla: vast

• amala: spotless/pure

• locana: eyes

• viśākhāya: to Viśākha (an epithet/name)

• mahā-vratāya: to the one of great vow/ascetic observance

Speaker

• A devotee/narrative voice offering stuti (likely within the Matsya–Manu dialogue frame, but this verse functions as a direct hymn addressed to the deity)

Entities Mentioned

• Trailokya
• Viśākha

Tags

• Stuti
• Dharma
• Protection
• Bhakti
• Divine epithets

FAQs

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

It does not describe pralaya directly; it frames the deity as the universal protector who removes fear across the three worlds—an idea often invoked in pralaya-related contexts.

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

By praising compassion (kṛpā) and steadfast vows (mahāvrata), it models virtues expected of rulers and householders in the Purana—protection of subjects/family, fearlessness grounded in dharma, and disciplined conduct.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No explicit Vāstu or temple-building rule appears here; ritually, it functions as a stuti suitable for recitation in pūjā as an invocation for protection and purity (amala) of vision/intent.