Shloka 148

Matsya Purana — Yadu Lineage

Devanagari script

रोचमानाय चण्डाय स्फीताय ऋषभाय च व्रतिने युञ्जमानाय शुचये चोर्ध्वरेतसे //

Transliteration

rocamānāya caṇḍāya sphītāya ṛṣabhāya ca vratine yuñjamānāya śucaye cordhvaretase //

Translation

Salutation to the Radiant One; to the Fierce One; to the Prosperous and Abundant One; to the Bull-like Lord; to the keeper of sacred observances; to Him ever yoked in yoga; to the Pure One; and to Him whose vital seed is held upward—the perfect celibate ascetic.

Word by Word

• rocamānāya: to the shining/radiant one

• caṇḍāya: to the fierce/terrible one

• sphītāya: to the expanded, flourishing, abundant one

• ṛṣabhāya: to the bull, the best/foremost one (also an epithet of Śiva)

• vratine: to the observer of vows and disciplines

• yuñjamānāya: to one engaged in yoking/disciplining (yoga), to one applying himself

• śucaye: to the pure/clean one

• ūrdhva-retase: to one of upward-retas—one who restrains and sublimates sexual energy (brahmacārī/ascetic).

Speaker

• Sūta (narrator) presenting a mantra-like series of salutations within the Purāṇic discourse

Entities Mentioned

• Rudra/Śiva (implied by epithets such as ṛṣabha and ūrdhva-retas)

Tags

• Dharma
• Vrata
• Yoga
• Śiva-stuti
• Mantra

FAQs

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

This verse is not about pralaya; it is a devotional-ritual salutation highlighting divine qualities—radiance, fierceness, purity, yogic restraint—often invoked for protection and spiritual stability rather than cosmological dissolution.

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

It foregrounds core ethical ideals valued in the Matsya Purāṇa—vrata (disciplined observance), śauca (purity), and yoga (self-control). For kings and householders, it supports governance and daily life through restraint, vow-keeping, and inner discipline.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The verse functions like a mantra-list of epithets used in stuti/namaskāra during worship (pūjā, japa, or preliminary invocations). Its ritual significance lies in correctly invoking the deity through precise attributes, not in Vāstu measurements or temple-plan rules.