Shloka 152

Matsya Purana — Yadu Lineage

Devanagari script

हिरण्यबाहवे चैव व्याप्ताय च महाय च सुकर्मणे प्रसह्याय चेशानाय सुचक्षुषे //

Transliteration

hiraṇyabāhave caiva vyāptāya ca mahāya ca sukarmaṇe prasahyāya ceśānāya sucakṣuṣe //

Translation

Salutations to Him whose arms are golden; to the All-pervading; to the Great One; to the doer of auspicious deeds; to the irresistible, overpowering Lord; to Īśāna, the sovereign ruler; and to Him of flawless vision.

Word by Word

• हिरण्यबाहवे (hiraṇyabāhave): to the one with golden arms

• चैव (caiva): and indeed

• व्याप्ताय (vyāptāya): to the all-pervading

• च (ca): and

• महाय (mahāya): to the great one

• च (ca): and

• सुकर्मणे (sukarmaṇe): to the performer of good/auspicious deeds

• प्रसह्याय (prasahyāya): to the irresistible/overpowering one

• च (ca): and

• ईशानाय (īśānāya): to Īśāna, the Lord/Sovereign

• सुचक्षुषे (sucakṣuṣe): to the one with excellent/pure vision.

Speaker

• Suta (narratorial recitation of a devotional litany within the Matsya Purana’s discourse tradition)

Entities Mentioned

• Īśāna

Tags

• Stotra
• Divine epithets
• Protection
• Bhakti
• Names of God

FAQs

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

This verse is not a Pralaya narrative line; it functions as a hymn of divine attributes—especially omnipresence (vyāpta) and sovereign power (īśāna)—qualities that, in broader Purāṇic theology, underlie the Lord’s ability to preserve and restore cosmic order.

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

By praising the Lord as sukarma (doer of auspicious deeds) and sucakṣus (clear-seeing), the verse sets an ethical model: rulers and householders should act for auspicious welfare and cultivate discerning vision in judgment, governance, and daily conduct.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Architecturally it is not technical Vāstu instruction; ritually it reads as a mantra-like salutation used in worship—invoking the deity’s omnipresence and ‘pure vision’ as protective and auspicious qualities during pūjā, japa, or consecratory rites.