Shloka 43

Matsya Purana — The Attendant Hosts of the Sun and Moon: Monthly Gaṇas

Devanagari script

छन्दोरूपैश्च तैरश्वैर् युतश्चक्रं ततः स्थितिः कामरूपैः सकृद्युक्तैः कामगैस्तैर्मनोजवैः //

Transliteration

chandorūpaiśca tairaśvair yutaścakraṃ tataḥ sthitiḥ kāmarūpaiḥ sakṛdyuktaiḥ kāmagaistairmanojavaiḥ //

Translation

Then the chariot is to be shown as stationed (in readiness), yoked with those horses whose forms embody the Vedic metres—horses that can assume any shape at will, that travel wherever desire directs, and that move with the speed of the mind.

Word by Word

• छन्दोरूपैः (chandorūpaiḥ): having forms of the Vedic metres

• च (ca): and

• तैः (taiḥ): by/with those

• अश्वैः (aśvaiḥ): horses

• युतः (yutaḥ): yoked, joined

• चक्रम् (cakram): chariot/wheel-chariot

• ततः (tataḥ): then/thereupon

• स्थितिः (sthitiḥ): standing position, being stationed, readiness

• कामरूपैः (kāmarūpaiḥ): taking forms at will

• सकृत्-युक्तैः (sakṛd-yuktaiḥ): once-yoked / properly yoked in a single act

• कामगैः (kāmagaiḥ): going according to desire

• तैः (taiḥ): by those

• मनोजवैः (manojavaiḥ): swift as thought.

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (instructing Vaivasvata Manu in descriptive/iconographic detail)

Entities Mentioned

• Chandas (Vedic metres)
• Divine horses (aśva)
• Divine chariot (cakra/cakram)

Tags

• Matsya Purana iconography
• Divine chariot
• Vedic metres (Chandas)
• Pratima Lakshana
• Vastu Shastra context

FAQs

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

This verse is not about Pralaya; it focuses on iconographic description—how a divine chariot should be conceived, especially its supernatural horses linked with Vedic metres.

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

Indirectly, it supports dharma through correct patronage of sacred art: a king or householder gains merit by commissioning accurate temple images and ritual representations that align with scriptural specifications.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

It encodes pratima-lakṣaṇa (iconographic) rules: the deity’s chariot is to be shown ‘stationed’ and yoked with horses symbolically identified with Chandas, guiding sculptural and temple-panel design choices.