Shloka 4

Matsya Purana — The Viśokā-Saptamī Vow

Devanagari script

यथा विशोकं भुवनं त्वयैवादित्य सर्वदा तथा विशोकता मे ऽस्तु त्वद्भक्तिः प्रतिजन्म च //

Transliteration

yathā viśokaṃ bhuvanaṃ tvayaivāditya sarvadā tathā viśokatā me 'stu tvadbhaktiḥ pratijanma ca //

Translation

O Āditya, just as this world is ever free from sorrow through you alone, so may I too be free from sorrow; and may devotion (bhakti) to you be mine in every birth.

Word by Word

• yathā: just as

• viśokam: free from sorrow, sorrowless

• bhuvanam: the world, the realm of beings

• tvayā eva: by you alone

• āditya: O Aditya (Sun-god)

• sarvadā: always, at all times

• tathā: so, in the same way

• viśokatā: freedom from sorrow

• me: for me, to me

• astu: may it be

• tvat-bhaktiḥ: devotion to you

• pratijanma: in each birth, life after life

• ca: and

Speaker

• A devotee/petitioner within a Surya (Aditya) hymn (stotra-style address); framed in the Matsya Purana’s devotional narration

Entities Mentioned

• Aditya (Surya)
• Bhuvana (the world)

Tags

• Surya Stotra
• Bhakti
• Shoka-nivritti
• Prayer
• Punya

FAQs

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

It does not describe pralaya directly; it presents a devotional theology in which Āditya is the sustaining power by whom the world remains ordered and “sorrowless,” and the devotee seeks that same inner freedom.

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

It supports the Purāṇic ideal that worldly duty is strengthened by devotion: a king or householder should cultivate bhakti and steadiness of mind, seeking freedom from grief (viśokatā) so actions remain dharmic across life’s changes.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No vastu or iconographic rule is stated; ritually, it functions as a stotra-prayer used for japa or recitation to Surya, emphasizing continual devotion “in every birth.”