Shloka 2
Varuṇābhiṣeka–Agni-anveṣaṇa–Kaubera-tīrtha
Varuṇa’s Consecration; Search for Agni; Kaubera Sacred Site
यशस्विनीनां मातृणां शृणु नामानि भारत | याभिव्यप्तास्त्रयो लोका: कल्याणीभिश्न भागश:,भरतनन्दन! तुम उन यशस्वी मातृकाओंके नाम सुनो, जिन कल्याणकारिणी देवियोंने विभागपूर्वक तीनों लोकोंको व्याप्त कर रखा है
yaśasvinīnāṃ mātṝṇāṃ śṛṇu nāmāni bhārata | yābhir vyāptās trayo lokāḥ kalyāṇībhiś ca bhāgaśaḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana said: “O Bhārata, listen to the names of those illustrious Mother-goddesses—auspicious in their power—by whom the three worlds are pervaded, each in its own allotted sphere.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames the Mātṛkās as auspicious cosmic powers whose presence pervades and safeguards the three worlds in an ordered, apportioned way; learning and reciting their names is presented as a reverential act that aligns one with protective, dharmic forces.
Vaiśampāyana addresses Janamejaya and introduces a forthcoming list: he asks the listener to hear the names of the renowned Mother-goddesses, describing them as beneficent deities who pervade the three worlds according to distinct divisions.