Shloka 29

Matsya Purana — Solar–Lunar Motions

Devanagari script

वैवस्वते संयमने मध्याह्ने तु रविर्यदा सुषायामथ वारुण्याम् उत्तिष्ठन्स तु दृश्यते //

Transliteration

vaivasvate saṃyamane madhyāhne tu raviryadā suṣāyāmatha vāruṇyām uttiṣṭhansa tu dṛśyate //

Translation

In Vaivasvata’s Saṃyamana, when it is midday and the Sun is there, he is seen rising in Suṣāyā—also called Vāruṇī (the channel or stream).

Word by Word

• vaivasvate: of Vaivasvata (Yama)

• saṃyamane: in Saṃyamana (Yama’s abode/city)

• madhyāhne: at midday

• tu: indeed

• raviḥ: the Sun

• yadā: when

• suṣāyām: in/through Suṣāyā (a named channel/stream/track)

• atha: and/also

• vāruṇyām: in Vāruṇī (Varuṇa-related channel/stream)

• uttiṣṭhan: rising up/ascending

• saḥ: he (the Sun)

• tu: indeed

• dṛśyate: is seen/appears.

Speaker

• Sūta (Purāṇic narrator) describing a cosmological/sacred-geographical detail

Entities Mentioned

• Vaivasvata (Yama)
• Saṃyamana
• Ravi (Sun)
• Suṣāyā
• Vāruṇī (Varuṇa-related)

Tags

• Cosmology
• Sacred Geography
• Yamaloka
• Solar Path
• Tirtha-Myth

FAQs

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

This verse is not a pralaya (dissolution) passage; it instead gives a cosmological note about the Sun’s visible ascent at Saṃyamana through named channels (Suṣāyā/Vāruṇī).

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

Indirectly, it supports Purāṇic worldview and ritual timing: references to midday and the Sun’s course underpin auspicious time-reckoning (muhūrta) used by householders and rulers for rites, governance decisions, and public ceremonies.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Ritually, “madhyāhna” (midday) is a key sandhi for daily observances and offerings; the verse anchors that timing in a Purāṇic cosmic geography (Saṃyamana, Suṣāyā/Vāruṇī), which can be cited in Matsya Purana ritual-timing discussions rather than direct Vāstu rules.