Matsya Purana — Brahmā’s Four Faces, Shloka 16
गुणेभ्यः क्षोभमाणेभ्यस् त्रयो देवा विजज्ञिरे एका मूर्तिस् त्रयो भागा ब्रह्मविष्णुमहेश्वराः //
guṇebhyaḥ kṣobhamāṇebhyas trayo devā vijajñire ekā mūrtis trayo bhāgā brahmaviṣṇumaheśvarāḥ //
ဂုဏသုံးပါး လှုပ်ရှားနှိုးဆော်ခံရသောအခါ၊ ဒေဝတားသုံးပါး ပေါ်ထွန်းလာသည်။ အနှစ်သာရအားဖြင့် တစ်ရုပ်တည်းဖြစ်သော်လည်း၊ သုံးပိုင်းအဖြစ် ပေါ်လာ၍ ဘြဟ္မာ၊ ဗိෂ္ဏု၊ မဟေရှ္ဝရ ဟူ၍ ခေါ်ကြသည်။
FAQs
It explains creation at the level of first manifestation: when the guṇas become active (kṣobha), the supreme principle appears as three functional powers—creation (Brahmā), preservation (Viṣṇu), and dissolution (Maheśvara).
By presenting one reality operating through three functions, it supports a dharma-based worldview: rulers and householders should uphold order (Viṣṇu-like maintenance), initiate constructive works (Brahmā-like creation), and remove harmful disorder (Śiva-like restraint), all as harmonized duties.
While not giving direct Vāstu rules, the verse underpins later iconography and ritual practice: temple worship often honors the Trimūrti as three aspects of one divine essence, guiding how deities may be conceptually related within a sacred complex.