Shloka 140

Matsya Purana — Yadu Lineage

Devanagari script

रोधसे चेकितानाय ब्रह्मिष्ठाय महर्षये चतुष्पदाय मेध्याय रक्षिणे शीघ्रगाय च //

Transliteration

rodhase cekitānāya brahmiṣṭhāya maharṣaye catuṣpadāya medhyāya rakṣiṇe śīghragāya ca //

Translation

Salutations to the Restrainer; to the All‑knowing; to the great seer most established in Brahman‑realization; to the four‑footed One; to the pure One fit for sacrifice; to the Protector; and to the swift‑goer.

Word by Word

• rodhase: to the restrainer/one who checks (evil or excess)

• cekitānāya: to the discerning, the knowing one

• brahmiṣṭhāya: to the most established in Brahman (supremely Brahman-realized)

• maharṣaye: to the great ṛṣi/sage

• catuṣpadāya: to the four-footed one (having four supports/feet

• medhyāya: to the pure, sanctifying, fit for yajña

• rakṣiṇe: to the protector/guardian

• śīghragāya: to the swift-moving one

• ca: and.

Speaker

• Suta Goswami (narratorial recitation in a hymnic register; praise-formula addressed to the deity)

Tags

• Stotra
• Devotional Epithets
• Protection
• Purification
• Matsya Purana

FAQs

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

It does not narrate pralaya directly; it praises the deity as the “Restrainer” and “Protector,” qualities that, in Purāṇic theology, underpin cosmic order through cycles of creation and dissolution.

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

By extolling the deity as “Protector” and “Restrainer,” it implicitly models rājarma and gṛhastha ethics: guarding dependents, restraining harmful impulses, and maintaining purity (medhya) in conduct and rites.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The key ritual term is “medhya” (fit for sacrifice/purifying), indicating suitability for yajña and consecratory contexts; the verse itself does not give explicit Vāstu or temple-building rules.