Shloka 2

Matsya Purana — The Greatness and Procedure of the Aṅgāra

Devanagari script

वसन्तं नैमिषारण्ये पिप्पलादं महामुनिम् अभिगम्य तदा चैनं प्रश्नमेकं करिष्यति युधिष्ठिरो धर्मपुत्रो धर्मयुक्तस्तपोधनम् //

Transliteration

vasantaṃ naimiṣāraṇye pippalādaṃ mahāmunim abhigamya tadā cainaṃ praśnamekaṃ kariṣyati yudhiṣṭhiro dharmaputro dharmayuktastapodhanam //

Translation

While staying in Naimiṣāraṇya, Yudhiṣṭhira—the son of Dharma, devoted to righteousness—approached the great sage Pippalāda, a treasure of ascetic power, and then put to him a single question.

Word by Word

• वसन्तम् (vasantam): residing/staying

• नैमिषारण्ये (naimiṣāraṇye): in Naimiṣāraṇya forest

• पिप्पलादम् (pippalādam): Pippalāda

• महामुनिम् (mahāmunim): great sage

• अभिगम्य (abhigamya): having approached

• तदा (tadā): then

• च (ca): and

• एनम् (enam): him

• प्रश्नम् (praśnam): question

• एकम् (ekam): one/single

• करिष्यति (kariṣyati): will ask/pose

• युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ): Yudhiṣṭhira

• धर्मपुत्रः (dharmaputraḥ): son of Dharma

• धर्मयुक्तः (dharmayuktaḥ): aligned with dharma/righteous

• तपोधनम् (tapodhanam): one whose wealth is austerity / rich in tapas

Speaker

• Narrator (Purāṇic narrator describing Yudhiṣṭhira’s action; framed within the Matsya Purana’s discourse tradition)

Entities Mentioned

• Naimiṣāraṇya
• Pippalāda
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Dharma (as Yudhiṣṭhira’s father)

Tags

• Dharma
• Rishi-Dialogue
• Naimisharanya
• Mahabharata-Link
• Ethics

FAQs

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

This verse does not address pralaya directly; it sets a narrative frame where a dharma-minded king approaches a sage, preparing for a doctrinal teaching that may later include cosmology.

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

It models the royal duty of seeking guidance from realized sages: a righteous ruler (Yudhiṣṭhira) approaches a tapasyā-rich ṛṣi and asks a focused question—an ideal method for learning dharma and governance.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No explicit Vāstu or ritual procedure is stated here; the significance is contextual—Naimiṣāraṇya is a sacred learning-space where authoritative instructions (including ritual or temple rules elsewhere) are traditionally received.