Shloka 35

Matsya Purana — The Pushkara Manifestation

Devanagari script

सुरभिः सा हिता भूत्वा ब्रह्माणं समुपस्थिता ततस्तामगमद्ब्रह्मा मैथुनं लोकपूजितः //

Transliteration

surabhiḥ sā hitā bhūtvā brahmāṇaṃ samupasthitā tatastāmagamadbrahmā maithunaṃ lokapūjitaḥ //

Translation

Then Surabhī, having become favorable and beneficial, approached Brahmā in attendance; thereafter Brahmā—revered by the worlds—united with her in sexual union.

Word by Word

• सुरभिः (surabhiḥ): Surabhī, the divine cow/progenitress

• सा (sā): she

• हिता (hitā): beneficial, well-disposed

• भूत्वा (bhūtvā): having become

• ब्रह्माणम् (brahmāṇam): Brahmā

• समुपस्थिता (samupasthitā): approached, stood near to attend upon

• ततस् (tatas): then, thereafter

• ताम् (tām): her

• अगमत् (agamat): went to, approached (in union)

• ब्रह्मा (brahmā): Brahmā

• मैथुनम् (maithunam): sexual union, coupling

• लोकपूजितः (lokapūjitaḥ): worshipped/revered by the worlds

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (narrating to Vaivasvata Manu in the Matsya Purana’s frame dialogue)

Entities Mentioned

• Surabhī
• Brahmā

Tags

• Creation
• Genealogy
• Progeny
• Cosmogony
• Puranic Narrative

FAQs

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

It concerns creation (sarga), describing progenitive union as a means by which beings and lineages arise; it does not describe pralaya directly.

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

Indirectly, it frames procreation as a lawful cosmic principle for continuing lineage—an idea mirrored in householder dharma (gṛhastha) emphasizing sanctioned union for progeny and social continuity.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or temple-ritual rule is stated in this verse; its significance is genealogical/cosmogonic, explaining origins through Brahmā’s creative agency.