Shloka 27

Matsya Purana — The Ravi-Śayana

Devanagari script

यथा न देवाः श्रेयांसं त्वदन्यमनघं विदुः तथा माम् उद्धराशेषदुःखसंसारसागरात् //

Transliteration

yathā na devāḥ śreyāṃsaṃ tvadanyamanaghaṃ viduḥ tathā mām uddharāśeṣaduḥkhasaṃsārasāgarāt //

Translation

Just as even the gods know none more beneficent and excellent than You, O sinless Lord, so too rescue me from the ocean of worldly existence, filled with unending sorrow.

Word by Word

• yathā: just as

• na: not/none

• devāḥ: the gods

• śreyāṃsam: the more excellent, the highest good

• tvad-anyam: other than You

• anagham: O faultless/pure one

• viduḥ: know

• tathā: so/likewise

• mām: me

• uddhara: lift up, deliver, rescue

• aśeṣa: without remainder, endless

• duḥkha: sorrow, suffering

• saṃsāra: worldly existence, cycle of rebirth

• sāgarāt: from the ocean

Speaker

• Vaivasvata Manu (addressing Lord Matsya / Vishnu)

Entities Mentioned

• Devas
• Vaivasvata Manu
• Lord Matsya (implied as the addressee)

Tags

• Pralaya
• Moksha
• Bhakti
• Manu
• Samsara

FAQs

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

Though it does not describe the mechanics of pralaya directly, it frames the flood-era crisis as a spiritual condition too—Manu seeks rescue from the deeper “ocean of saṃsāra,” implying that the Lord who saves during pralaya also grants liberation from cyclic existence.

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

It presents the ideal ruler/householder as one who recognizes divine supremacy and seeks refuge in dharma and devotion; leadership is not merely political but anchored in humility and reliance on the highest good (śreyas) beyond worldly power.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No explicit Vāstu or iconographic rule appears in this verse; its ritual takeaway is the devotional model of stuti (praise) and śaraṇāgati (seeking refuge), commonly used as a prayer-form in Purāṇic worship.