Shloka 16

Matsya Purana — Skanda’s Consecration

Devanagari script

नमो नमस्ते ऽस्तु मनोहराय नमो नमस्ते ऽस्तु रणोत्कटाय नमो मयूरोज्ज्वलवाहनाय नमो ऽस्तु केयूरधराय तुभ्यम् //

Transliteration

namo namaste 'stu manoharāya namo namaste 'stu raṇotkaṭāya namo mayūrojjvalavāhanāya namo 'stu keyūradharāya tubhyam //

Translation

Salutations, salutations to you, the enchanting one. Salutations, salutations to you, the formidable one in battle. Salutations to you whose radiant mount is the peacock. Salutations to you, the wearer of armlets.

Word by Word

• namo namaḥ te astu: salutations—may they be to you

• manoharāya: to the captivating/beautiful one

• raṇa-utkaṭāya: to the fierce/terrible one in battle

• mayūra-ujjvala-vāhanāya: to him whose bright mount/vehicle is a peacock

• namaḥ astu: let there be salutations

• keyūra-dharāya: to the wearer of armlets (keyūra)

• tubhyam: to you

Speaker

• A devotee/narrator voice offering stuti (hymnic praise) within the Matsya Purana’s chapter sequence (exact dialogic speaker not explicit in the single verse excerpt).

Entities Mentioned

• Peacock-mounted Deity (commonly identified with Skanda/Kartikeya in Purāṇic iconography)

Tags

• Stotra
• Iconography
• Pratima Lakshana
• Devotional Praise
• Matsya Purana

FAQs

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

This verse is a hymn of salutations focused on divine qualities and iconographic markers (peacock mount, armlets); it does not directly discuss pralaya, creation, or cosmic dissolution.

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

By praising the deity as “fierce in battle” (raṇotkaṭa), the verse aligns with Purāṇic ethics where rulers and householders seek divine support for protection, courage, and righteous defense (dharma-yuddha), though no specific royal duty is enumerated here.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The verse supplies pratīka/iconographic identifiers—mayūra-vāhana (peacock mount) and keyūra (armlets)—useful for ritual visualization (dhyāna) and for sculptural/temple-image specification in Pratima Lakṣaṇa traditions.