Shloka 4

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

Devanagari script

*नारद उवाच भगवन्देवदेवेश ब्रह्मविष्ण्विन्द्रनायक श्रीमदारोग्यरूपायुर् भाग्यसौभाग्यसम्पदा संयुक्तस्तव विष्णोर्वा पुमान्भक्तः कथं भवेत् //

Transliteration

*nārada uvāca bhagavandevadeveśa brahmaviṣṇvindranāyaka śrīmadārogyarūpāyur bhāgyasaubhāgyasampadā saṃyuktastava viṣṇorvā pumānbhaktaḥ kathaṃ bhavet //

Translation

Nārada said: “O Blessed Lord, Lord of the gods, leader of Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Indra—by what means does a man become a devotee of you (O Viṣṇu), endowed with prosperity, health, beauty, long life, good fortune, auspiciousness, and wealth?”

Word by Word

• नारदः: Nārada

• उवाच: said

• भगवन्: O Blessed Lord

• देवदेवेश: Lord of the lords of the gods

• ब्रह्म-विष्णु-इन्द्र-नायक: leader/sovereign over Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Indra

• श्रीमत्: prosperous, illustrious

• आरोग्य: health

• रूप: beauty/form

• आयुः: lifespan/long life

• भाग्य: good fortune

• सौभाग्य: auspicious fortune

• सम्पदा: wealth, prosperity

• संयुक्तः: endowed/combined with

• तव: of you/your

• विष्णोः: O Viṣṇu (vocative sense intended)

• वा: indeed/and

• पुमान्: a man/person

• भक्तः: devotee

• कथम्: how

• भवेत्: may become.

Speaker

• Nārada

Entities Mentioned

• Nārada
• Viṣṇu
• Brahmā
• Indra

Tags

• Bhakti
• Stotra
• Phalaśruti
• Dharma
• Auspiciousness

FAQs

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

This verse does not describe pralaya or cosmology; it frames a devotional question about how Viṣṇu-bhakti leads to auspicious human attainments like health, longevity, and prosperity.

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

It aligns with the Purāṇic householder/kingly ideal that worldly welfare (ārogya, āyuḥ, sampad) should be sought through dharmic devotion—making bhakti a foundation for righteous governance and household prosperity.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or temple-architecture rule is stated in this verse; it functions as a ritual-theological prompt, leading into instructions (elsewhere in the chapter) on practices by which devotion and its “phala” are attained.