Shloka 13

Matsya Purana — The Greatness of Prayāga

Devanagari script

प्रधानहेतुं वक्ष्यामि श्रद्दधत्स्व च भारत यथा सर्वेषु भूतेषु ब्रह्म सर्वत्र दृश्यते //

Transliteration

pradhānahetuṃ vakṣyāmi śraddadhatsva ca bhārata yathā sarveṣu bhūteṣu brahma sarvatra dṛśyate //

Translation

O Bhārata, I shall explain the primal cause; have faith—so that you may understand how Brahman is seen everywhere, present within all beings.

Word by Word

• प्रधान-हेतुम् (pradhāna-hetum): the primary/primal cause

• वक्ष्यामि (vakṣyāmi): I will explain

• श्रद्दधत्स्व (śraddadhatsva): place faith / be attentive with trust

• च (ca): and

• भारत (bhārata): O Bhārata (descendant of Bharata)

• यथा (yathā): how / in what manner

• सर्वेषु (sarveṣu): in all

• भूतेषु (bhūteṣu): beings / creatures

• ब्रह्म (brahma): Brahman, the Absolute

• सर्वत्र (sarvatra): everywhere

• दृश्यते (dṛśyate): is seen / is perceived.

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (Vishnu) instructing Vaivasvata Manu (addressed as Bhārata in the discourse)

Entities Mentioned

• Brahman

Tags

• Brahman
• Moksha
• Cosmology
• Causality
• Vedanta

FAQs

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

It points to a single primal cause—Brahman—behind all manifested beings, implying that even through creation and dissolution the underlying reality remains all-pervading.

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

By urging faith and right understanding of the all-pervading Brahman, it supports ethical governance and household life grounded in humility, non-harm, and seeing the same divine reality in all subjects and beings.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No direct Vastu or ritual rule is stated; the takeaway is doctrinal—rituals and sacred spaces are meaningful when oriented to realizing Brahman as present everywhere, not only in a single shrine.