Shloka 134

Matsya Purana — Yadu Lineage

Devanagari script

महादेवाय शर्वाय विश्वरूपशिवाय च हिरण्याय वरिष्ठाय ज्येष्ठाय मध्यमाय च //

Transliteration

mahādevāya śarvāya viśvarūpaśivāya ca hiraṇyāya variṣṭhāya jyeṣṭhāya madhyamāya ca //

Translation

Salutations to Mahādeva, to Śarva, and to Śiva whose form is the whole universe; to the Golden One; to the Most Excellent; to the Eldest; and to the One who abides in the middle as the sustaining presence.

Word by Word

• mahādevāya: to Mahādeva (the Great God)

• śarvāya: to Śarva (Rudra, the destroyer/archer aspect)

• viśvarūpa-śivāya: to Śiva of universal form (whose body is the cosmos)

• ca: and

• hiraṇyāya: to the Golden One (radiant, resplendent)

• variṣṭhāya: to the best/most excellent

• jyeṣṭhāya: to the eldest/most senior (primeval)

• madhyamāya: to the middle one (dwelling in the midst, the central sustaining principle)

• ca: and

Speaker

• Narratorial/recitational voice within a Shiva-stuti passage (likely Sūta’s recitation in Purāṇic frame)

Entities Mentioned

• Mahādeva
• Śarva
• Śiva

Tags

• Shiva Stuti
• Rudra Names
• Devotional Hymn
• Theology
• Puranic Epithets

FAQs

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

By calling Śiva “Viśvarūpa” (cosmic-formed) and “Madhyama” (the central sustaining presence), the verse presents him as the all-pervading ground of the universe—implying that creation, maintenance, and dissolution occur within and through that supreme reality.

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

It functions as a model of daily devotion (stuti/namaskāra): rulers and householders are encouraged in Purāṇic ethics to begin actions with reverence to the deity, cultivating humility, steadiness, and dharmic intention.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

While not giving technical Vāstu rules, the epithets support ritual practice: such names are used in pūjā and mantra-recitation during consecration and worship, where invoking “Viśvarūpa Śiva” aligns the rite with a cosmic (universal) sanctification.