Shloka 153

Matsya Purana — Yadu Lineage

Devanagari script

क्षिप्रेषवे सदश्वाय शिवाय मोक्षदाय च कपिलाय पिशङ्गाय महादेवाय धीमते //

Transliteration

kṣipreṣave sadaśvāya śivāya mokṣadāya ca kapilāya piśaṅgāya mahādevāya dhīmate //

Translation

Salutations to Śiva—swift in sending forth his arrows, ever well-mounted; the auspicious One, the giver of mokṣa (liberation); tawny-hued, golden-brown in complexion; the Great God (Mahādeva), wise and discerning.

Word by Word

• kṣipra-iṣave: to him whose arrows are swift/quick to strike

• sad-aśvāya: to him who has good steeds/ever well-mounted

• śivāya: to Śiva, the auspicious one

• mokṣa-dāya: to the giver of mokṣa (liberation)

• ca: and

• kapilāya: to the tawny/reddish-brown one

• piśaṅgāya: to the golden-brown/bright-hued one

• mahā-devāya: to Mahādeva, the great god

• dhīmate: to the intelligent/wise one

Speaker

• Sūta (Purāṇic narrator) or the text’s stotra-voice (devotional recitation within the narrative frame)

Entities Mentioned

• Śiva
• Mahādeva

Tags

• Stotra
• Shiva
• Moksha
• Epithets
• Devotional Praise

FAQs

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

This verse does not describe pralaya directly; it functions as a devotional salutation highlighting Śiva’s swift protective power and his role as mokṣa-dātā (giver of liberation), which is a soteriological theme rather than a cosmological one.

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

By praising Śiva as swift to act and as the giver of liberation, the verse supports the Purāṇic ethic that rulers and householders should uphold dharma while maintaining regular worship and remembrance of the deity, seeking both protection in worldly duties and inner freedom through devotion.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Architectural rules are not stated here; ritually, it reads like a nāma-style invocation used in pūjā or japa—reciting such epithets is presented in Purāṇic practice as a concise method of worship and merit, especially with the intention of mokṣa.