Shloka 23

Matsya Purana — The Rohiṇī–Candraśayana Vow

Devanagari script

यथा न रोहिणी कृष्ण शय्यां संत्यज्य गच्छति सोमरूपस्य ते तद्वन् ममाभेदो ऽस्तु भूतिभिः //

Transliteration

yathā na rohiṇī kṛṣṇa śayyāṃ saṃtyajya gacchati somarūpasya te tadvan mamābhedo 'stu bhūtibhiḥ //

Translation

“O Kṛṣṇa, just as Rohiṇī does not abandon the couch and depart from you in your form as Soma (the Moon), so too—may there be non-difference between me and you, together with your divine powers and prosperities.”

Word by Word

• yathā: just as

• na: not

• rohiṇī: Rohiṇī (a lunar consort/nakṣatra-deity)

• kṛṣṇa: O Kṛṣṇa (dark-hued Lord)

• śayyām: the bed/couch

• saṃtyajya: having abandoned, leaving behind

• gacchati: goes, departs

• somarūpasya: of (you) whose form is Soma/the Moon

• te: of you/your

• tadvat (tadvan): in that same way

• mama: of me/to me

• abhedaḥ: non-difference, inseparability

• astu: let there be

• bhūtibhiḥ: with prosperities/powers/splendours (bhūti).

Speaker

• A devotee/consort-figure addressing the Lord (invoking Kṛṣṇa as Soma)

Entities Mentioned

• Rohiṇī
• Kṛṣṇa
• Soma (Moon)

Tags

• Bhakti
• Soma
• Rohiṇī
• Union
• Puranic Myth

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss pralaya or cosmogony; it uses a lunar-devotional image (Rohiṇī’s inseparability from Soma) to express steadfast divine union and grace.

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

Indirectly, it models ekāgratā (single-minded fidelity) and steadfast commitment—qualities praised for householders (constancy in vows) and rulers (steadfastness in dharma and loyalty to righteous purpose).

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or temple-building rule is stated here; the ritual takeaway is devotional: seeking abheda (inseparable closeness) with the deity and requesting bhūti (auspicious prosperities) as divine favor.