Shloka 34

Matsya Purana — Tripura’s Prosperity

Devanagari script

शान्तयश्च प्रयुज्यन्तां पूज्यतां च महेश्वरः यदि नामास्य स्वप्नस्य ह्य् एवं चोपरमो भवेत् //

Transliteration

śāntayaśca prayujyantāṃ pūjyatāṃ ca maheśvaraḥ yadi nāmāsya svapnasya hy evaṃ coparamo bhavet //

Translation

Let the prescribed pacificatory rites be performed, and let Maheśvara (Śiva) also be worshipped—so that, in this way, the troubling effect of this dream may indeed come to an end.

Word by Word

• शान्तयः (śāntayaḥ): pacificatory rites/remedial ceremonies

• च (ca): and

• प्रयुज्यन्ताम् (prayujyantām): let them be applied/performed

• पूज्यताम् (pūjyatām): let (him) be worshipped

• च (ca): also

• महेश्वरः (maheśvaraḥ): Maheśvara, Lord Śiva

• यदि (yadi): if/so that

• नाम (nāma): indeed/assuredly

• अस्य (asya): of this

• स्वप्नस्य (svapnasya): of the dream

• हि (hi): certainly/indeed

• एवम् (evam): thus/in this manner

• च (ca): and

• उपरमः (uparamaḥ): cessation, pacification, subsiding

• भवेत् (bhavet): may occur/may become.

Speaker

• Likely Lord Matsya (teaching Manu the remedial measures for omens and dreams)

Entities Mentioned

• Maheśvara (Śiva)
• Śānti (pacification rites)
• Svapna (dream)

Tags

• Śānti
• Ritual
• Dream-omens
• Dharma
• Pūjā

FAQs

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

This verse is not about Pralaya; it focuses on practical śānti (pacification) to neutralize the harmful effects of an inauspicious dream through rites and Śiva worship.

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

It frames a dharmic response to anxiety-causing omens: a ruler or householder should perform prescribed remedial rites and worship (rather than panic), seeking social and personal stability through sanctioned ritual means.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The significance is ritual (not architectural): it prescribes śānti-karman and pūjā of Maheśvara as the remedy so the dream’s adverse influence ‘subsides’ (uparama).