Shloka 27

Matsya Purana — The Gods Seek Śiva’s Refuge: The Cosmic Chariot Prepared for the Burning of T...

Devanagari script

सुरसा सरमा कद्रूर् विनता शुचिरेव च तृषा बुभुक्षा सर्वोग्रा मृत्युः सर्वशमस्तथा //

Transliteration

surasā saramā kadrūr vinatā śucireva ca tṛṣā bubhukṣā sarvogrā mṛtyuḥ sarvaśamastathā //

Translation

Surasā, Saramā, and Kadrū; Vinatā and likewise Śuci; Tṛṣā (Thirst), Bubhukṣā (Hunger), the all-fierce one, and Mṛtyu (Death) together with Sarvaśama (universal pacification/cessation) as well—these too are named.

Word by Word

• सुरसा (surasā): Surasā, a divine mother

• सरमा (saramā): Saramā, the celestial hound/mother-figure

• कद्रूः (kadrūḥ): Kadrū, mother of the Nāgas

• विनता (vinatā): Vinatā, mother of Garuḍa and Aruṇa

• शुचिः (śuciḥ): Śuci, a pure one/name of a mother/being

• तृषा (tṛṣā): thirst

• बुभुक्षा (bubhukṣā): hunger

• सर्वोग्रा (sarvogrā): the utterly fierce (a personified force/being)

• मृत्युः (mṛtyuḥ): death (personified)

• सर्वशमः (sarvaśamaḥ): universal calming/cessation, the pacifier of all (personified).

Speaker

• Suta (narrator) recounting the Matsya Purana discourse tradition

Entities Mentioned

• Surasā
• Saramā
• Kadrū
• Vinatā
• Śuci
• Tṛṣā
• Bubhukṣā
• Mṛtyu
• Sarvaśama

Tags

• Genealogy
• Personifications
• Nāga-origins
• Cosmology
• MatsyaPurana

FAQs

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

It does not narrate Pralaya directly; instead, it catalogs mothers and personified forces (Thirst, Hunger, Death, Cessation), which are cosmic principles operating across cycles of creation and dissolution.

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

Indirectly, by reminding that embodied life is governed by forces like hunger, thirst, and death; a king/householder is therefore urged (elsewhere in the Matsya Purana) to uphold dharma, charity, and restraint, knowing life’s impermanence.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vastu or temple-rule is stated in this verse; its primary function is genealogical/cosmological enumeration rather than ritual procedure or architectural prescription.