Shloka 82

Matsya Purana — The Burning of Tripura and Rudra’s Victory

Devanagari script

शिवः सृष्ट्वा गृहं प्रादान् मयायैव गृहार्थिने विरराम सहस्राक्षः पूजयामास चेश्वरम् पूज्यमानं च भूतेशं सर्वे तुष्टुवुरीश्वरम् //

Transliteration

śivaḥ sṛṣṭvā gṛhaṃ prādān mayāyaiva gṛhārthine virarāma sahasrākṣaḥ pūjayāmāsa ceśvaram pūjyamānaṃ ca bhūteśaṃ sarve tuṣṭuvurīśvaram //

Translation

Having fashioned the house, Śiva bestowed it upon Māyā herself, who desired a dwelling. Then Sahasrākṣa (Indra) paused and worshipped the Lord; and as Bhūteśa (the Lord of beings) was being worshipped, all present praised that Supreme Lord.

Word by Word

• शिवः: Śiva

• सृष्ट्वा: having created/fashioned

• गृहम्: a house/dwelling

• प्रादान्: bestowed/gave

• मयायैव: to Māyā herself

• गृहार्थिने: to one desiring a house (a dwelling-seeker)

• विरराम: ceased/paused/rested

• सहस्राक्षः: the thousand-eyed one (Indra)

• पूजयामास: worshipped (performed pūjā)

• च: and

• ईश्वरम्: the Lord

• पूज्यमानम्: being worshipped

• च: and

• भूतेशम्: Lord of beings (Bhūteśa)

• सर्वे: all (assembled)

• तुष्टुवुः: praised/eulogized

• ईश्वरम्: the Lord

Speaker

• Likely Sūta (narrator) within the Matsya Purana’s discourse; dialogue-frame ultimately tied to Lord Matsya teaching Manu (section-level attribution).

Entities Mentioned

• Śiva
• Māyā
• Sahasrākṣa (Indra)
• Īśvara
• Bhūteśa

Tags

• Vastu
• Griha-nirmana
• Puja
• Shiva
• Indra

FAQs

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

This verse is not about Pralaya; it emphasizes auspicious creation (building a house) followed by worship, indicating that construction is ideally completed with devotional rites rather than framed as cosmic dissolution.

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

It presents an ideal ethic: a dwelling should be granted to a rightful seeker (gṛhārthin), and rulers/devas like Indra model dharmic conduct by honoring the divine after successful completion—linking patronage, charity, and pious observance.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The key ritual takeaway is that after completing a house (gṛha-sṛṣṭi), one should perform īśvara-pūjā; worship and communal praise function as a consecratory closure aligning the dwelling with auspiciousness in Vāstu practice.