Shloka 3

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

Devanagari script

युष्माकं नितरां शं वै कर्ताहं विबुधर्षभाः चरामि महदत्युग्रं यच्चापि परमं तपः //

Transliteration

yuṣmākaṃ nitarāṃ śaṃ vai kartāhaṃ vibudharṣabhāḥ carāmi mahadatyugraṃ yaccāpi paramaṃ tapaḥ //

Translation

O best among the divine sages, I shall indeed bring you profound welfare; and I undertake that great, exceedingly fierce discipline which is also called the highest austerity.

Word by Word

• युष्माकम् (yuṣmākam): for you/your

• नितराम् (nitarām): exceedingly, greatly

• शम् (śam): welfare, peace, auspicious good

• वै (vai): indeed

• कर्ता (kartā): doer, accomplisher

• अहम् (aham): I

• विबुध-ऋषभाः (vibudha-ṛṣabhāḥ): O bulls among the wise/divine ones, O best of the sages

• चरामि (carāmi): I practice, I undertake, I perform

• महत् (mahat): great

• अति-उग्रम् (ati-ugram): exceedingly severe/terrible

• यत् च अपि (yac cāpi): and which also

• परमम् (paramam): supreme, highest

• तपः (tapaḥ): austerity, ascetic heat/discipline

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (Vishnu) addressing the assembled sages (vibudharṣabhāḥ)

Entities Mentioned

• Matsya (implied speaker)
• Sages (Vibudharishabhas)

Tags

• Dharma
• Tapas
• Auspiciousness
• Divine Assurance
• Purana Teaching

FAQs

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

This verse does not directly describe Pralaya; it emphasizes divine assurance of welfare and the undertaking of “supreme austerity” (parama tapaḥ), a theme often linked to cosmic order rather than a specific dissolution narrative here.

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

It highlights tapas as disciplined self-restraint and purposeful effort for the welfare (śam) of others—an ethical ideal that a king or householder mirrors through regulated conduct, vows, and duty performed for public good.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No explicit Vastu or temple-architecture rule appears in this verse; its ritual takeaway is the primacy of “parama tapaḥ”—the highest disciplined practice—as a sanctifying principle underlying many rites.