Shloka 127

Matsya Purana — Yadu Lineage

Devanagari script

*शुक्र उवाच नमो ऽस्तु शितिकण्ठाय कनिष्ठाय सुवर्चसे लेलिहानाय काव्याय वत्सरायान्धसः पते //

Transliteration

*śukra uvāca namo 'stu śitikaṇṭhāya kaniṣṭhāya suvarcase lelihānāya kāvyāya vatsarāyāndhasaḥ pate //

Translation

Śukra said: Salutations to Śitikaṇṭha, the blue-throated Lord; to the youngest (yet supreme) One; to the radiant One; to the flaming One that licks like fire; to Kāvya; to Vatsara; and to the Lord of Andhas (darkness and blindness).

Word by Word

śukra uvācaŚukra said

namaḥ astulet there be salutations

śitikaṇṭhāyato the blue-throated one (Śiva)

kaniṣṭhāyato the youngest/least (as a divine epithet)

suvarcaseto the radiant/glorious one

lelihānāyato the licking/flaming one (like fire/tongue of flame)

kāvyāyato Kāvya (name/epithet

vatsarāyato Vatsara (year/time as an epithet)

andhasaḥ pateto the lord of andhas—darkness/blindness/obscuration

Speaker

Śukra (Śukrācārya)

Entities Mentioned

ŚukraŚiva (Śitikaṇṭha)

FAQs

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

It does not narrate Pralaya directly; it functions as a hymn of salutations, presenting Śiva through cosmic epithets (radiance, time/year, and lordship over darkness), which indirectly frames him as a power governing cosmic cycles.

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

As a namaskāra verse, it models devotional discipline—regular praise, humility, and remembrance of the deity—practices recommended for householders and rulers alike to cultivate steadiness, restraint, and auspiciousness in governance and daily life.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The verse is ritual in nature (stotra/namāvali usage): it can be employed as an invocation before pūjā, temple worship, or consecration rites, though it does not state any specific Vastu or temple-measurement rule.