Shloka 146

Matsya Purana — Yadu Lineage

Devanagari script

पिशिताशाय सर्वाय मेघाय विद्युताय च व्यावृत्ताय वरिष्ठाय भरिताय तरक्षवे //

Transliteration

piśitāśāya sarvāya meghāya vidyutāya ca vyāvṛttāya variṣṭhāya bharitāya tarakṣave //

Translation

Salutations to the Flesh-eater; to the All; to the Cloud and to the Lightning; to Him who turns back evil; to the Supreme; to the Bearer of the burden; and to Him who is like the Tiger.

Word by Word

• पिशिताशाय (piśitāśāya): to the flesh-eater/one who consumes flesh (a fierce, destructive aspect)

• सर्वाय (sarvāya): to the All, the universal one

• मेघाय (meghāya): to the cloud

• विद्युताय (vidyutāya): to lightning

• च (ca): and

• व्यावृत्ताय (vyāvṛttāya): to the one who wards off/turns back (danger, enemies, sin)

• वरिष्ठाय (variṣṭhāya): to the most excellent/supreme

• भरिताय (bharitāya): to the bearer/supporter (one who carries, sustains)

• तरक्षवे (tarakṣave): to the tiger (symbol of fierce power).

Speaker

• Sūta (narrative recitation of a stotra-like verse within the Matsya Purana’s discourse)

Entities Mentioned

• Megha (cloud)
• Vidyut (lightning)
• Tarakṣu (tiger epithet)

Tags

• Stotra
• Protective Names
• Divine Epithets
• Cosmic Powers
• Ritual Recitation

FAQs

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

It does not narrate Pralaya directly; instead it invokes cosmic forces (cloud and lightning) and fierce epithets, reflecting the deity’s power over destructive and transformative energies that also operate during dissolution.

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

As a stotra-like invocation, it supports the dharmic ideal of protection: a king protects the realm and a householder protects the household—mirrored here by praising the power that “turns back” harm (vyāvṛtta) and sustains order (bharitā).

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The significance is primarily ritual: such epithets function as protective recitation (rakṣā/śānti) in pūjā or daily prayer, invoking the deity through natural and animal-power symbols to secure auspiciousness.