Shloka 151

Matsya Purana — Yadu Lineage

Devanagari script

कृष्णाय च जयन्ताय लोकानामीश्वराय च अनाश्रिताय वेध्याय समत्वाधिष्ठिताय च //

Transliteration

kṛṣṇāya ca jayantāya lokānāmīśvarāya ca anāśritāya vedhyāya samatvādhiṣṭhitāya ca //

Translation

Salutations to Kṛṣṇa; salutations to Jayanta, the Ever-Victorious; to the Lord of the worlds; to the Independent One who depends on none; to the One who is to be known and realized; and to Him who stands established in perfect equanimity.

Word by Word

कृष्णाय (kṛṣṇāya)to Kṛṣṇa

च (ca)and

जयन्ताय (jayantāya)to the victorious one / ever-triumphant

लोकानाम् (lokānām)of the worlds / of all beings

ईश्वराय (īśvarāya)to the Lord / sovereign

च (ca)and

अनाश्रिताय (anāśritāya)to the independent one / not reliant on any support

वेध्याय (vedhyāya)to the knowable one / to be realized (as the supreme object of knowledge)

समत्व-अधिष्ठिताय (samatva-adhiṣṭhitāya)to the one established in equanimity

च (ca)and

Speaker

Sūta (narrator) presenting a devotional eulogy within the Matsya Purana’s discourse

Entities Mentioned

KrishnaIshvara (Lord of the worlds)

FAQs

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

Directly, it does not describe pralaya; it emphasizes the Supreme Lord’s sovereignty and independence—qualities that, in Purāṇic theology, underlie His power to initiate creation and dissolution without dependence on anything else.

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

By praising the Lord as “established in equanimity (samatva),” it implicitly recommends the ethical ideal for rulers and householders: steadiness, impartiality, and inner balance while performing dharma and governance.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No explicit Vāstu or temple-building rule appears here; its ritual value is as a stuti-mantra—an invocation suitable for worship (pūjā), recitation, and consecratory contexts where divine epithets are chanted.