Shloka 122

Matsya Purana — Yadu Lineage

Devanagari script

*महादेव उवाच एतद्व्रतं त्वयैकेन चीर्णं नान्येन केनचित् तस्माद्वै तपसा बुद्ध्या श्रुतेन च बलेन च //

Transliteration

*mahādeva uvāca etadvrataṃ tvayaikena cīrṇaṃ nānyena kenacit tasmādvai tapasā buddhyā śrutena ca balena ca //

Translation

Mahādeva said: “This sacred vow has been observed by you alone—by no one else at all. Therefore indeed you are endowed with austerity, discernment, sacred learning (Śruti), and strength.”

Word by Word

• महादेव (mahādeva): Mahādeva, Lord Śiva

• उवाच (uvāca): said

• एतत् (etat): this

• व्रतम् (vratam): vow, religious observance

• त्वया (tvayā): by you

• एकेन (ekena): alone, singly

• चीर्णम् (cīrṇam): practiced, performed/observed

• न (na): not

• अन्येन (anyena): by another

• केनचित् (kenacit): by anyone at all

• तस्मात् (tasmāt): therefore, from that

• वै (vai): indeed

• तपसा (tapasā): by austerity/ascetic power

• बुद्ध्या (buddhyā): by intellect/discernment

• श्रुतेन (śrutena): by śruti—sacred learning/heard tradition

• च (ca): and

• बलेन (balena): by strength/power

• च (ca): and

Speaker

• Mahadeva (Lord Shiva)

Entities Mentioned

• Mahadeva (Shiva)
• Vrata (sacred vow)

Tags

• Vrata
• Dharma
• Tapas
• Merit
• Puranic ethics

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss Pralaya; it focuses on the unique merit of performing a specific vow and the resulting spiritual and personal endowments (tapas, intellect, learning, strength).

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

It presents vrata-observance as a core dharmic discipline: sincere, exceptional practice cultivates tapas (self-control), buddhi (sound judgment), śruti (scriptural grounding), and bala (capacity to uphold duty)—qualities essential for both righteous kingship and household life.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The ritual significance is the emphasis on vrata (a regulated religious observance); no Vastu or temple-architecture rule is stated in this verse.