Shloka 85

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

Devanagari script

य इमं रुद्रविजयं पठते विजयावहम् विजयं तस्य कृत्येषु ददाति वृषभध्वजः //

Transliteration

ya imaṃ rudravijayaṃ paṭhate vijayāvaham vijayaṃ tasya kṛtyeṣu dadāti vṛṣabhadhvajaḥ //

Translation

Whoever recites this “Rudra-vijaya,” the bringer of victory—Vṛṣabhadhvaja (Śiva, whose banner bears the bull) grants that person success and victory in their undertakings.

Word by Word

• yaḥ: whoever

• imam: this

• rudra-vijayam: (hymn/recitation) ‘Rudra’s Victory’

• paṭhate: recites/reads

• vijayāvaham: bringing victory

• vijayam: victory/success

• tasya: to him/of that person

• kṛtyeṣu: in actions, tasks, undertakings

• dadāti: gives, bestows

• vṛṣabhadhvajaḥ: ‘he whose banner is the bull’—Lord Śiva

Speaker

• Sūta (Purāṇic narrator) describing the phalaśruti (benefit statement) of the Rudra-vijaya

Entities Mentioned

• Rudra
• Vṛṣabhadhvaja
• Śiva

Tags

• Stotra
• Phalaśruti
• Shiva
• Victory
• Mantra-benefits

FAQs

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

This verse does not address pralaya or cosmogony; it is a phalaśruti promising victory as the result of reciting a Rudra-centered hymn.

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

It supports the Purāṇic ethic that righteous action is aided by devotion: a king or householder may recite the Rudra-vijaya before important duties (governance, livelihood, protection) seeking dharmic success in their kṛtyas (undertakings).

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The ritual takeaway is recitation (pāṭha) as a sanctioned practice with stated results; no specific Vāstu or temple-building rule is mentioned in this verse.