Shloka 154

Matsya Purana — Yadu Lineage

Devanagari script

महाकायाय दीप्ताय रोदनाय सहाय च दृढधन्विने कवचिने रथिने च वरूथिने //

Transliteration

mahākāyāya dīptāya rodanāya sahāya ca dṛḍhadhanvine kavacine rathine ca varūthine //

Translation

Salutations to Him of vast form, radiant and blazing; to the awe-inspiring One and the ever-helpful Ally; to the firm bowman, the armored warrior, the charioteer, and to Him who stands as a protective bulwark.

Word by Word

• महाकायाय: to the great-bodied/immense-formed one

• दीप्ताय: to the radiant, blazing one

• रोदनाय: to the terrifying/roaring one (lit. causing lament/cry)

• सहाय: helper, ally

• च: and

• दृढधन्विने: to the steadfast wielder of a bow

• कवचिने: to the armored one

• रथिने: to the chariot-rider/warrior with a chariot

• वरूथिने: to the one with a protective host/formation, a shielded protector (bulwark).

Speaker

• Sūta (narrating a devotional/ritual praise passage within the Matsya Purana’s discourse)

Entities Mentioned

• Vishnu (implied as the Divine Protector praised through epithets)

Tags

• Stotra
• Kavacha
• Protection
• Divine Epithets
• Puranic Devotion

FAQs

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

This verse is not cosmological; it functions as a protective praise listing divine martial and protective epithets rather than describing creation or Pralaya.

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

By portraying the deity as armored, chariot-borne, and a ‘bulwark,’ it models the ideal of protection—an ethical parallel to a king’s duty to defend subjects and a householder’s duty to safeguard family through dharmic vigilance and prayer.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Ritually, the verse reads like a kavacha (protective invocation) used for safeguarding; it does not give Vastu or temple-measurement rules, but supports the broader Purāṇic practice of mantra-recitation for protection.