Shloka 4

Matsya Purana — The Greatness of Mount Kārpāsa and the Rite of the ‘Kārpāsa-Śailendra’

Devanagari script

त्वमेवावरणं यस्माल् लोकानामिह सर्वदा कार्पासाद्रे नमस्तुभ्यम् अघौघध्वंसनो भव //

Transliteration

tvamevāvaraṇaṃ yasmāl lokānāmiha sarvadā kārpāsādre namastubhyam aghaughadhvaṃsano bhava //

Translation

Since you alone are ever the shelter and protective covering of all worlds here, O Lord of Kārpāsādri, I bow to you—be the destroyer of the flood of sins.

Word by Word

• त्वम् (tvam): you

• एव (eva): alone/indeed

• आवरणम् (āvaraṇam): covering, shelter, protection

• यस्मात् (yasmāt): since/because

• लोकानाम् (lokānām): of the worlds/peoples

• इह (iha): here (in this realm)

• सर्वदा (sarvadā): always

• कार्पासाद्रे (kārpāsādre): O (Lord) of Kārpāsādri (Karpasa mountain)

• नमः (namaḥ): salutation

• तुभ्यम् (tubhyam): to you

• अघ (agha): sin, evil

• ओघ (ogha): flood, mass, torrent

• ध्वंसनः (dhvaṁsanaḥ): destroyer

• भव (bhava): be (grant/manifest).

Speaker

• Vaivasvata Manu (as supplicant, addressing the Divine Protector—identified with Lord Matsya/Vishnu)

Entities Mentioned

• Kārpāsādri
• Lord Matsya
• Vishnu

Tags

• Pralaya
• Stuti
• Protection
• Sin-destruction
• Matsya-Avatara

FAQs

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

It frames the Supreme (addressed as Matsya/Vishnu) as the constant protective ‘covering’ of the worlds—an assurance of refuge when cosmic order is threatened, a key Pralaya theme.

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

It models dharmic kingship and household life as grounded in śaraṇāgati (seeking refuge): one governs and lives ethically by relying on divine protection and praying for the removal of accumulated wrongdoing (agha-ogha).

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

While not a Vāstu rule, it is ritually significant as a stuti/mantra-like salutation (namas) used for protection and purification—invoking the deity as ‘sin-destroyer’ before rites.