Shloka 7

Matsya Purana — The Episode of Madhu and Kaiṭabha: Gunas

Devanagari script

तौ तत्र विचरन्तौ स्म पुष्करे विश्वतोमुखम् योगिनां श्रेष्ठमासाद्य दीप्तं ददृशतुस्तदा //

Transliteration

tau tatra vicarantau sma puṣkare viśvatomukham yogināṃ śreṣṭhamāsādya dīptaṃ dadṛśatustadā //

Translation

While the two of them were roaming there in Puṣkara, they then approached Viśvatomukha—the foremost among yogins—and beheld him, radiant with spiritual splendor.

Word by Word

• तौ (tau): those two

• तत्र (tatra): there

• विचरन्तौ (vicarantau): roaming/wandering

• स्म (sma): indeed/then (narrative particle)

• पुष्करे (puṣkare): in Pushkara

• विश्वतोमुखम् (viśvatomukham): Viśvatomukha / ‘the all-faced one’

• योगिनाम् (yoginām): among yogins

• श्रेष्ठम् (śreṣṭham): the श्रेष्ठ/foremost/excellent

• आसाद्य (āsādya): having approached/attained

• दीप्तम् (dīptam): shining, radiant

• ददृशतुः (dadṛśatuḥ): the two saw/beheld

• तदा (tadā): then/at that time

Speaker

• Suta (narrator) relating a sacred-places episode (tirtha-mahatmya narration) within the Matsya Purana

Entities Mentioned

• Pushkara
• Viśvatomukha
• Yogins

Tags

• Tirtha
• Pushkara
• Yogi
• Darshana
• Sacred Geography

FAQs

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

This verse does not describe pralaya or cosmology; it focuses on a tirtha setting (Puṣkara) and the vision of a radiant, exemplary yogin, highlighting sanctity and spiritual attainment rather than dissolution.

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

Indirectly, it supports the Purāṇic ethic that rulers and householders should seek the company and counsel of realized sages; approaching the ‘foremost among yogins’ models humility, pilgrimage, and learning from spiritual authorities.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No explicit Vāstu or temple rule is stated; the ritual takeaway is the importance of tirtha-darśana—pilgrimage and the auspicious sight (darśana) of a spiritually luminous yogin at Puṣkara.