Shloka 163

Matsya Purana — Yadu Lineage

Devanagari script

पृथिव्यै चान्तरिक्षाय दिव्याय च महाय च जनस्तपाय सत्याय तुभ्यं लोकात्मने नमः //

Transliteration

pṛthivyai cāntarikṣāya divyāya ca mahāya ca janastapāya satyāya tubhyaṃ lokātmane namaḥ //

Translation

Salutations to You, the Soul of the worlds—who are the Earth, the intermediate space, the heaven, the Vast One, and who are also Janas, Tapas, and Satya, the higher realms of existence.

Word by Word

• pṛthivyai: to the Earth (realm)

• ca: and

• antarikṣāya: to the mid-region/atmosphere (intermediate space)

• divyāya: to the heavenly/celestial realm

• ca: and

• mahāya: to the Great/Vast One

• ca: and

• janastapāya: to Jana and Tapas (higher worlds/planes)

• satyāya: to Satya (Satyaloka, the realm of truth)

• tubhyam: to You

• lokātmane: to the Self/Soul of the worlds (cosmic indweller)

• namaḥ: salutation, homage.

Speaker

• A devotee/narrator offering a hymn of praise (stuti) to the Supreme as Lokātman (commonly understood as Lord Vishnu/Nārāyaṇa in Purāṇic context)

Entities Mentioned

• Lokātman
• Pṛthivī
• Antarikṣa
• Divya (Svarga)
• Mahā
• Janas
• Tapas
• Satya

Tags

• Stuti
• Cosmology
• Seven Worlds
• Vishnu
• Nondual Praise

FAQs

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

It presents the Supreme as the indwelling Self of all realms (lokas); such identification implies that during pralaya the worlds resolve into Him and at creation they arise as His manifested order.

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

By framing the Divine as present in every realm and as the cosmic support, it encourages dharmic governance and household life grounded in reverence, truth (satya), and responsibility toward the earth and the wider cosmic order.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Ritually, it functions as a stuti (salutatory invocation) suitable for nyāsa/saṅkalpa-style remembrance of the deity as all-pervading; architecturally it offers a cosmological frame often mirrored in temple symbolism (mapping worlds/levels to sacred space), though no direct vastu rule is stated.