Shloka 9

Matsya Purana — Yayati’s Fall from Heaven and the Greatness of the Righteous

Devanagari script

दृष्ट्वा च त्वाधिष्ठितं देवमार्गे शक्रार्कविष्णुप्रतिमप्रभावम् प्रत्युद्गतास्त्वां वयमद्य सर्वे तस्मात्पाते तव जिज्ञासमानाः //

Transliteration

dṛṣṭvā ca tvādhiṣṭhitaṃ devamārge śakrārkaviṣṇupratimaprabhāvam pratyudgatāstvāṃ vayamadya sarve tasmātpāte tava jijñāsamānāḥ //

Translation

Seeing you stationed upon the divine path, radiant with a splendor comparable to Indra, the Sun, and Viṣṇu, we have all come forth today to meet you. Therefore, O Protector, we seek to inquire of you.

Word by Word

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā): having seen

• च (ca): and

• त्वा (tvā): you

• अधिष्ठितम् (adhiṣṭhitam): seated/established, stationed

• देवमार्गे (devamārge): on the path of the gods, the divine way

• शक्र (śakra): Indra

• अर्क (arka): the Sun

• विष्णु (viṣṇu): Viṣṇu

• प्रतिम (pratima): comparable to, resembling

• प्रभावम् (prabhāvam): radiance, majestic power

• प्रत्युद्गताः (pratyudgatāḥ): having come forward to greet, having approached

• त्वाम् (tvām): you

• वयम् (vayam): we

• अद्य (adya): today

• सर्वे (sarve): all

• तस्मात् (tasmāt): therefore

• पाते (pāte): O protector, O savior

• तव (tava): of you, to you

• जिज्ञासमानाः (jijñāsamānāḥ): desiring to know, wishing to inquire

Speaker

• Vaivasvata Manu (addressing Lord Matsya / the Divine Protector)

Entities Mentioned

• Indra (Śakra)
• Surya (Arka)
• Vishnu

Tags

• Pralaya
• Matsya-Avatara
• Manu
• Divine Radiance
• Puranic Dialogue

FAQs

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

It signals the approach to the Pralaya-related teaching: Manu (and companions) recognize a divine protector on the “devamārga” and prepare to question him, a typical prelude to the Flood instruction narrative.

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

It models dharmic conduct: when encountering divine authority, Manu approaches respectfully and seeks knowledge (jijñāsā). For a king/householder, this implies governance and life-choices should be guided by inquiry into dharma rather than impulse.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No explicit Vāstu or temple rule appears here; the ritual significance is the formal act of approaching and greeting the divine (pratyudgama) and beginning a sanctioned inquiry, which frames later prescriptive teachings in the Purana.