Matsya Purana — The Pushkara Manifestation, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

प्रज्वलन्निव तेजोभिर् भाभिः स्वाभिस्तमोनुदः बभासे सर्वधर्मस्थः सहस्रांशुरिवांशुभिः //

Transliteration

prajvalanniva tejobhir bhābhiḥ svābhistamonudaḥ babhāse sarvadharmasthaḥ sahasrāṃśurivāṃśubhiḥ //

Translation

ਆਪਣੇ ਹੀ ਤੇਜ ਅਤੇ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਵਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਜਿਵੇਂ ਜਗਮਗ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੋਇਆ, ਅੰਧਕਾਰ ਨਾਸ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲਾ ਉਹ, ਸਭ ਧਰਮਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਸਥਿਤ ਰਹਿ ਕੇ, ਹਜ਼ਾਰ ਕਿਰਨਾਂ ਵਾਲੇ ਸੂਰਜ ਵਾਂਗ ਚਮਕਿਆ।

Word by Word

• प्रज्वलन् (prajvalan): blazing, flaming

• इव (iva): as if, like

• तेजोभिः (tejobhiḥ): with energies/splendours

• भाभिः (bhābhiḥ): with lights, lustres

• स्वाभिः (svābhiḥ): with his own

• तमोनुदः (tamo-nudaḥ): dispeller of darkness/ignorance

• बभासे (babhāse): shone forth, appeared radiant

• सर्वधर्मस्थः (sarva-dharma-sthaḥ): established in all dharmas, firmly rooted in righteousness

• सहस्रांशुः (sahasrāṃśuḥ): the thousand-rayed (sun)

• इव (iva): like

• अंशुभिः (aṃśubhiḥ): with rays.

Speaker

• Narrator (Purāṇic narrator describing an exemplary, dharma-established figure; likely within Sūta’s narration)

Entities Mentioned

• Sahasrāṃśu (Sun)

Tags

• Dharma
• Tejas
• Royal-virtue
• Eulogy
• Puranic-poetics

FAQs

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

This verse does not directly describe pralaya; it uses solar imagery to convey the dispelling of darkness (tamas), a moral-spiritual metaphor rather than a cosmological dissolution event.

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

It presents the ideal of being “sarva-dharma-stha” (firm in all dharmic duties): a king/householder should embody righteousness so fully that his conduct becomes ‘sun-like’—removing social and moral darkness through just rule, self-discipline, and visible integrity.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No direct Vāstu or ritual procedure is stated; however, the imagery of light dispelling darkness is commonly aligned with ritual purity and auspiciousness—principles that also underlie temple lighting, sanctum symbolism, and orientation toward the sun in Vāstu traditions.