Shloka 49

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

Devanagari script

महादेवस्य देवो ऽन्यः को नाम सदृशो भवेत् मुक्त्वा चक्रायुधं देवं सो ऽप्यस्येषुं समाश्रितः //

Transliteration

mahādevasya devo 'nyaḥ ko nāma sadṛśo bhavet muktvā cakrāyudhaṃ devaṃ so 'pyasyeṣuṃ samāśritaḥ //

Translation

What other god could ever be comparable to Mahādeva?—except the divine wielder of the discus; even he, in this matter, has resorted to Śiva’s arrow as his means.

Word by Word

• mahādevasya: of Mahādeva (Śiva)

• devaḥ anyaḥ: another god

• kaḥ nāma: who indeed

• sadṛśaḥ: equal/comparable

• bhavet: could be

• muktvā: except/leaving aside

• cakrāyudham: the one whose weapon is the discus (Viṣṇu)

• devam: the god

• saḥ api: even he

• asya: of him (Mahādeva/Śiva)

• iṣum: arrow/shaft/weapon

• samāśritaḥ: has taken refuge in/has resorted to

Speaker

• Sūta (Purāṇic narrator) describing a stuti-like theological claim within the Matsya Purana’s discourse

Entities Mentioned

• Mahadeva (Shiva)
• Chakrāyudha (Vishnu)

Tags

• Shiva
• Vishnu
• Stuti
• Sectarian harmony
• Theology

FAQs

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

This verse is not about pralaya or cosmology; it is a devotional-theological statement praising Mahādeva’s unmatched status, with a notable exception clause referencing Viṣṇu.

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

Indirectly, it supports bhakti and dharma by presenting an ideal of reverence toward the supreme divine principle; such stuti passages in the Matsya Purana commonly frame ethical living around devotion, humility, and honoring great deities.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No explicit Vāstu or temple-construction rule appears here; the ritual takeaway is stuti—recitation and praise of Mahādeva—often used as a devotional preface or concluding benediction in Purāṇic practice.