Shloka 143

Matsya Purana — Yadu Lineage

Devanagari script

अवध्यायामृतायैव नित्याय शाश्वताय च व्यापृताय विशिष्टाय भरताय च साक्षिणे //

Transliteration

avadhyāyāmṛtāyaiva nityāya śāśvatāya ca vyāpṛtāya viśiṣṭāya bharatāya ca sākṣiṇe //

Translation

Salutations to Him who is inviolable and deathless; to the Eternal and the Everlasting; to Him who actively pervades all; to the Supreme and Distinguished One; to Bharata, the Lord who bears and sustains all; and to the Witness of everything.

Word by Word

• avadhyāya: to the unassailable/inviolable one

• amṛtāya: to the deathless/immortal one

• eva: indeed/alone

• nityāya: to the eternal one

• śāśvatāya: to the everlasting one

• ca: and

• vyāpṛtāya: to the one engaged everywhere/actively pervading

• viśiṣṭāya: to the excellent/supremely distinguished one

• bharatāya: to Bharata—‘the bearer/sustainer’ (an epithet of the Lord)

• ca: and

• sākṣiṇe: to the witness (inner witness of all beings).

Speaker

• Suta (narrator) conveying a stuti within the Matsya Purana’s discourse (devotional eulogy addressed to the Supreme, identified with Vishnu/Matsya in this Purana’s theological frame)

Entities Mentioned

• Sākṣin (Inner Witness)
• Bharata (epithet of the Sustainer)

Tags

• Stuti
• Vishnu
• Matsya Purana theology
• Sakshi
• Divine epithets

FAQs

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

Indirectly, it frames the Supreme as nitya (eternal) and amṛta (deathless), implying a reality that remains unchanged even when worlds arise and dissolve.

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

By emphasizing the Lord as sākṣin (witness), it supports the ethical idea that all actions are observed and should be aligned with dharma—especially relevant to rulers and householders accountable for conduct.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The verse is primarily a stuti (praise). Its ritual takeaway is the use of divine epithets in mantra-like salutations, suitable for invocatory worship before temple rites or Vastu/installation ceremonies.