Shloka 27

Matsya Purana — The Terror of Tripura and the Gods’ Hymn to Śiva

Devanagari script

विश्वात्मने विश्वसृजे विश्वमावृत्य तिष्ठते नमो ऽस्तु दिव्यरूपाय प्रभवे दिव्यशम्भवे //

Transliteration

viśvātmane viśvasṛje viśvamāvṛtya tiṣṭhate namo 'stu divyarūpāya prabhave divyaśambhave //

Translation

Salutations to Him who is the Soul of the universe, the Creator of the universe—who, pervading all, abides within it. Homage to the One of divine form, the supreme Lord, the auspicious Divine, Śambhu.

Word by Word

• विश्वात्मने: to the universal Self

• विश्वसृजे: to the creator of the universe

• विश्वम्: the universe/all

• आवृत्य: having pervaded/enveloped

• तिष्ठते: (He) stands/abides

• नमः अस्तु: let there be salutations

• दिव्यरूपाय: to the One of divine form

• प्रभवे: to the Lord/source of power (the sovereign)

• दिव्यशम्भवे: to the divine Śambhu/the supremely auspicious One

Speaker

• Vaivasvata Manu (praising the Supreme Lord in a stuti-style address)

Entities Mentioned

• Viśvātmā (Universal Self)
• Viśvasṛj (Creator of the universe)
• Prabhu/Prabhava (Supreme Lord)
• Śambhu (Auspicious Lord epithet)

Tags

• Stuti
• Cosmic Lord
• Pervasion
• Creation
• Bhakti

FAQs

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

It emphasizes the Lord as both creator and all-pervading indweller—an idea used in Pralaya contexts to show that even when forms change, the Supreme remains the sustaining reality that pervades and upholds the cosmos.

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

By framing the Lord as the universal Self present in all beings, it supports the Matsya Purana’s ethical thrust: a king or householder should rule and act with dharma, restraint, and compassion, seeing governance and daily duty as service to the all-pervading divine.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No direct Vāstu/temple-measurement rule is stated; ritually, it functions as a stuti-mantra for worship—invoking the deity as pervader (vyāpin) and divine-form (divyarūpa), suitable as an opening salutation in pūjā and consecration settings.