Shloka 16

Matsya Purana — The Nakṣatra-Puruṣa Vrata: Worship of Viṣṇu’s Cosmic Body through the Lunar M...

Devanagari script

श्रोत्रे वराहाय नमो ऽभिपूज्या जनार्दनस्य श्रवणेन सम्यक् पुष्ये मुखं दानवसूदनाय नमो नृसिंहाय च पूजनीयम् //

Transliteration

śrotre varāhāya namo 'bhipūjyā janārdanasya śravaṇena samyak puṣye mukhaṃ dānavasūdanāya namo nṛsiṃhāya ca pūjanīyam //

Translation

Salutations—worthy of reverent worship—to Varāha in the ears. By rightly hearing the praise of Janārdana, one becomes firmly established. In the Puṣya nakṣatra, worship the mouth for Dānavasūdana; and offer worshipful homage to Nṛsiṃha as well.

Word by Word

• śrotre: in the ears / for the ears

• varāhāya: to Varāha (the Boar-incarnation)

• namaḥ: salutation

• abhipūjyā: to be specially revered / eminently worship-worthy

• janārdanasya: of Janārdana (Vishnu)

• śravaṇena: by hearing / through listening

• samyak: properly, correctly

• puṣye: in Puṣya (nakṣatra/asterism) or at the time of Puṣya

• mukham: the mouth / face

• dānavasūdanāya: to the slayer of the Dānavas (demons), i.e., Vishnu

• namaḥ: salutation

• nṛsiṃhāya: to Nṛsiṃha (Man-Lion incarnation)

• ca: and

• pūjanīyam: worthy to be worshipped / to be worshipped.

Speaker

• Sūta (narrating a prescribed mode of Vishnu-worship as taught in the Matsya Purana tradition)

Entities Mentioned

• Varāha
• Janārdana
• Dānavasūdana
• Nṛsiṃha
• Puṣya (Nakṣatra)

Tags

• Vishnu Stotra
• Ritual Worship
• Nakshatra Timing
• Avataras
• Anga-Puja

FAQs

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

This verse is not about Pralaya; it prescribes devotional, limb-associated salutations and auspicious timing (Puṣya) for worship of Vishnu’s forms, emphasizing śravaṇa (sacred hearing) as spiritually stabilizing.

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

It supports the householder/kingly duty of maintaining dharma through regular worship and attentive listening to sacred recitation (śravaṇa) of Janārdana’s praise, aligning personal discipline with public religio-ethical order.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Ritually, it indicates anga-wise worship (associating deities with body parts like ears and mouth) and a calendrical rule—performing worship in the Puṣya nakṣatra—useful for planning temple/household pūjā schedules.