Shloka 52

Matsya Purana — The Pushkara Manifestation

Devanagari script

अग्निं चक्षुं रविर्ज्योतिः सावित्रं मित्रमेव च अमरं शरवृष्टिं च सुकर्षं च महाभुजम् //

Transliteration

agniṃ cakṣuṃ ravirjyotiḥ sāvitraṃ mitrameva ca amaraṃ śaravṛṣṭiṃ ca sukarṣaṃ ca mahābhujam //

Translation

He is Fire; the Eye; the Sun; the Radiance; the Savitṛ-power; and Mitra as well. He is the Deathless One—like a rain of arrows in battle—mighty in draw (and attraction), and great-armed.

Word by Word

• agniṁ: fire, the fire-principle

• cakṣuṁ: the eye, the seer (faculty of sight)

• raviḥ: the Sun

• jyotiḥ: light, radiance

• sāvitraṁ: belonging to Savitṛ, the impelling solar power (sacred vivifying force)

• mitram: Mitra (Vedic deity of friendship, order, covenant)

• eva ca: indeed and also

• amaram: deathless, immortal

• śaravṛṣṭim: shower of arrows (metaphor for irresistible force in battle)

• ca: and

• sukarṣam: good-drawing, strong in pulling/attracting (powerful draw of bow or compelling force)

• ca: and

• mahābhujam: great-armed, mighty-armed

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (as the instructing divine voice in a stotra-style passage addressed to Manu and the sages)

Entities Mentioned

• Agni
• Ravi (Sun)
• Jyotis (Light)
• Savitṛ
• Mitra

Tags

• Stotra
• Divine Names
• Solar Theology
• Protection
• Iconography

FAQs

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

Indirectly, it presents the Deity as the cosmic principles of fire and light (Agni, Ravi, Jyotis), implying the same supreme reality that sustains creation also remains deathless beyond dissolution.

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

By identifying the Lord with Mitra (order, covenant, friendship) and with irresistible strength (śaravṛṣṭi), it frames righteous rule and household life as grounded in truth, social harmony, and the disciplined power to protect dharma.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Ritually, these are name-epithets suitable for japa or stuti in fire-rites (Agni) and solar worship (Savitṛ/Ravi); they can be used as devotional invocations accompanying homa or daily Sandhyā-style recitation.