Shloka 161

Matsya Purana — Yadu Lineage

Devanagari script

आत्मेशायात्मवश्याय सर्वेशातिशयाय च सर्वभूताङ्गभूताय तुभ्यं भूतात्मने नमः //

Transliteration

ātmeśāyātmavaśyāya sarveśātiśayāya ca sarvabhūtāṅgabhūtāya tubhyaṃ bhūtātmane namaḥ //

Translation

Salutations to You—the Lord of the Self, self-governed; the One who surpasses all lords; the One whose limbs are all beings; to You, the very Soul within all creatures, I bow.

Word by Word

• ātma-īśāya: to the Lord of the Self

• ātma-vaśyāya: to the One under His own control (self-ruled)

• sarva-īśa-atiśayāya: to the One who excels beyond all rulers/lords

• ca: and

• sarva-bhūta-aṅga-bhūtāya: to the One for whom all beings are (as it were) His limbs/constituent members

• tubhyam: to You

• bhūta-ātmane: to the indwelling soul of beings / the Self of all creatures

• namaḥ: salutation, bow.

Speaker

• Vaivasvata Manu (as a devotional stuti addressed to Lord Matsya/Vishnu within the Matsya Purana’s teaching frame)

Entities Mentioned

• Supreme Lord (Vishnu as Matsya)
• Ātman (Self)
• Sarvabhūta (all beings)

Tags

• Stuti
• Bhakti
• Pralaya
• Vedanta
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It frames the Lord as the indwelling Self of all beings and the one in whom all beings function as “limbs,” a theological basis for cosmic dissolution and re-emergence being under a single supreme, self-governed reality.

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

By honoring the Lord as the Self in all beings, it supports dharmic governance and household ethics: a ruler or householder should act with restraint and compassion, seeing subjects and creatures as pervaded by the same divine Self.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

While not a Vāstu rule, it supplies the ritual premise of pūjā and consecration: the deity is not merely external but the all-pervading inner Self, a key idea behind installing and worshipping the divine presence in images and temples.