Matsya Purana — The Pushkara Manifestation, Shloka 17

Devanagari script

तस्मिन्नपि गते पुत्रे तृतीयमसृजत्प्रभुः मोक्षप्रवृत्तिकुशलं भूर्भुवं नामतो विभुम् //

Transliteration

tasminnapi gate putre tṛtīyamasṛjatprabhuḥ mokṣapravṛttikuśalaṃ bhūrbhuvaṃ nāmato vibhum //

Translation

ಆ ಪುತ್ರನೂ ಅಗಲಿದ ಬಳಿಕ ಪ್ರಭುವು ಮೂರನೆಯವನನ್ನು ಸೃಷ್ಟಿಸಿದನು—‘ಭೂರ್ಭುವ’ ಎಂಬ ನಾಮದ ವಿಭು, ಮೋಕ್ಷಮಾರ್ಗಕ್ಕೆ ಜೀವಿಗಳನ್ನು ಪ್ರವೃತ್ತಿಗೊಳಿಸುವಲ್ಲಿ ನಿಪುಣನು।

Word by Word

• तस्मिन् (tasmin): in that (son/case)

• अपि (api): also/too

• गते (gate): having gone/passed away

• पुत्रे (putre): when the son

• तृतीयम् (tṛtīyam): the third (son/creation)

• असृजत् (asṛjat): created/produced

• प्रभुः (prabhuḥ): the Lord/master

• मोक्ष (mokṣa): liberation

• प्रवृत्ति (pravṛtti): engagement/initiative/path-setting

• कुशलम् (kuśalam): skilled/adept

• भूर्भुवम् (bhūr-bhuvam): Bhūrbhuva (proper name

• नामतः (nāmataḥ): by name

• विभुम् (vibhum): mighty, illustrious, all-pervading

Speaker

• Suta (narrator) reporting the Purāṇic account (likely within the Matsya–Manu dialogue frame)

Entities Mentioned

• Prabhu (Lord/Creator)
• Bhūrbhuva
• Moksha (Liberation)

Tags

• Genealogy
• Creation
• Moksha
• Puranic lineages
• Cosmology

FAQs

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

It does not describe Pralaya directly; it reflects post-event continuity—after a son’s passing, creation/progeny continues, and the new figure is characterized by moksha-oriented competence.

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

By praising “skill in initiating the path of liberation,” the verse implies an ideal leader/lineage-bearer supports dharma and guides society toward higher aims (ethical living culminating in moksha), not merely worldly prosperity.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No explicit Vastu or ritual procedure appears in this verse; the key technical term is “mokṣa-pravṛtti,” emphasizing spiritual orientation rather than temple-building or rite details.