Shloka 157

Matsya Purana — Yadu Lineage

Devanagari script

प्रणवे ऋग्यजुःसाम्ने स्वाहाय च स्वधाय च वषट्कारात्मने चैव तुभ्यं मन्त्रात्मने नमः //

Transliteration

praṇave ṛgyajuḥsāmne svāhāya ca svadhāya ca vaṣaṭkārātmane caiva tubhyaṃ mantrātmane namaḥ //

Translation

Salutations to You who are the Pranava (Oṁ); to You who are the essence of the Ṛg, Yajus, and Sāman; to You who are present as the invocations svāhā and svadhā; and to You who are embodied as the sacrificial call vaṣaṭ—obeisance to You, the very Self of mantra.

Word by Word

• प्रणवे (praṇave): to the Pranava, Oṁ

• ऋग्यजुःसाम्ने (ṛg-yajuḥ-sāmne): to the Ṛgveda, Yajurveda, and Sāmaveda (as Your form)

• स्वाहाय (svāhāya): to Svāhā, the offering-call for devas

• स्वधाय (svadhāya): to Svadhā, the offering-call for pitṛs/ancestors

• वषट्कारात्मने (vaṣaṭ-kāra-ātmane): to Him whose nature is the vaṣaṭ exclamation in sacrifice

• चैव (caiva): and indeed/also

• तुभ्यं (tubhyaṃ): to You

• मन्त्रात्मने (mantra-ātmane): to the One whose essence is mantra

• नमः (namaḥ): salutation/obeisance.

Speaker

• Likely the narrator/reciter within a hymn-like passage (stotra), traditionally framed in Matsya Purana discourse between Lord Matsya and Vaivasvata Manu, but this verse functions as a direct devotional salutation to the Supreme as Mantra.

Entities Mentioned

• Pranava (Oṁ)
• Ṛgveda
• Yajurveda
• Sāmaveda
• Svāhā
• Svadhā
• Vaṣaṭkāra

Tags

• Mantra
• Vedic
• Yajna
• Stotra
• Dharma

FAQs

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

Indirectly, it points to the Supreme as the Mantra-principle (Oṁ and the Vedas), implying that the cosmic order underlying creation and dissolution is grounded in sacred sound and Vedic revelation rather than a purely material cause.

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

It reinforces Vedic duty (yajña and daily recitation): a king or householder sustains dharma through offerings and Vedic observance—svāhā for deva-offerings and svadhā for ancestral rites—recognizing the Divine as present in the very formulas of ritual.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Ritually, it names the core liturgical utterances of sacrifice—svāhā, svadhā, and vaṣaṭ—showing that correct mantra-vāc (sacrificial speech) is central to yajña performance; the verse is primarily mantra/rite-focused rather than Vāstu-specific.