Matsya Purana — Planetary Chariots, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

परियान्ति सुरश्रेष्ठं मेढीभूतं ध्रुवं दिवि आग्नीध्रकाश्यपानां तु तेषां स परमो ध्रुवः //

Transliteration

pariyānti suraśreṣṭhaṃ meḍhībhūtaṃ dhruvaṃ divi āgnīdhrakāśyapānāṃ tu teṣāṃ sa paramo dhruvaḥ //

Translation

ദിവിയിൽ ദേവശ്രേഷ്ഠർ മെഢി (അക്ഷസ്തംഭം) പോലെ സ്ഥിരനായ ധ്രുവനെ ചുറ്റി തങ്ങളുടെ പഥങ്ങളിൽ സഞ്ചരിക്കുന്നു. അഗ്നീധ്ര-കാശ്യപ വംശരേഖകൾക്കു അവൻ തന്നെയാണ് പരമധ്രുവൻ.

Word by Word

• pariyānti: move around, revolve

• sura-śreṣṭham: the best/foremost among the gods

• meḍhī-bhūtam: become the pivot, serving as the central post

• dhruvam: Dhruva/the fixed one

• divi: in heaven

• āgnīdhra-kāśyapānām: of the descendants/lineages connected with Agnīdhra and Kaśyapa

• tu: indeed/but

• teṣām: for them/of them

• saḥ: he (Dhruva)

• paramaḥ: supreme, highest

• dhruvaḥ: the Pole (the steadfast one)

Speaker

• Suta (narrator) describing cosmology within the Matsya Purana’s discourse

Entities Mentioned

• Dhruva
• Kaśyapa
• Agnīdhra
• Suras (gods)

Tags

• Cosmology
• Dhruva
• Astronomy
• Sacred Geography
• Puranic Universe

FAQs

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

Rather than Pralaya, this verse emphasizes cosmic order: Dhruva is portrayed as the fixed pivot around which divine movements proceed, symbolizing stability in the structured universe.

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

By presenting Dhruva as the unmoving center, the verse implicitly models dharma as steadfastness—kings and householders should remain ‘dhruva’ (firm) in duty while society ‘revolves’ through changing circumstances.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The image of Dhruva as a meḍhī (pivot-post) parallels the Vastu idea of a fixed axis/center (like a temple’s brahmasthāna), reinforcing the principle that sacred design and ritual space should have a stable central orientation.