Shloka 26

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

Devanagari script

यथा न लक्ष्म्या शयनं तव शून्यं जनार्दन शय्या ममाप्यशून्यास्तु कृष्ण जन्मनि जन्मनि //

Transliteration

yathā na lakṣmyā śayanaṃ tava śūnyaṃ janārdana śayyā mamāpyaśūnyāstu kṛṣṇa janmani janmani //

Translation

Just as Your couch is never without Lakṣmī, O Janārdana, so too may my resting-place never be bereft of Your presence, O Kṛṣṇa—birth after birth.

Word by Word

• yathā: just as

• na: not/never

• lakṣmyā: by/with Lakṣmī

• śayanam: bed, couch, resting-place

• tava: your

• śūnyam: empty, devoid

• janārdana: O Janārdana (Vishnu, remover of afflictions)

• śayyā: bed, resting-place

• mama: my

• api: also/too

• aśūnyā: not empty, not devoid

• astu: may it be

• kṛṣṇa: O Kṛṣṇa

• janmani janmani: in birth after birth

Speaker

• A devotee/supplicant addressing Lord Vishnu (Janardana/Krishna) in prayer (stotra-style verse within the Matsya Purana’s narrative frame)

Entities Mentioned

• Lakshmi
• Janardana
• Krishna

Tags

• Bhakti
• Vishnu
• Lakshmi
• Prayer
• Rebirth

FAQs

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

It does not describe pralaya directly; instead, it expresses enduring devotion across successive births, implying the soul’s continuity through cycles of existence rather than focusing on cosmic dissolution.

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

It frames the ideal inner orientation for any role—king or householder: constancy in devotion and remembrance of Vishnu, seeking divine proximity as the sustaining support across life’s changing circumstances.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No technical Vāstu rule is stated; symbolically, “śayana” (the Lord’s couch with Lakṣmī) evokes Vaishnava iconography (Vishnu with Lakṣmī, often on Śeṣa), useful for understanding devotional imagery in temple worship.