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Devanagari script

तं तपन्तमिवादित्यं तपसा जगदव्ययम् उपतस्थुर्मुनिगणा दिव्या देवर्षिभिः सह //

Transliteration

taṃ tapantamivādityaṃ tapasā jagadavyayam upatasthurmunigaṇā divyā devarṣibhiḥ saha //

Translation

หมู่มุนีอันเป็นทิพย์พร้อมด้วยเทวฤๅษีได้เข้าไปเฝ้าปรนนิบัติท่าน ผู้เรืองรองดุจดวงอาทิตย์ และผู้ทรงค้ำจุนโลกอันไม่เสื่อมสลายด้วยตบะ

Word by Word

• tam: Him

• tapantam: blazing, shining with heat/energy

• iva: like

• ādityam: the Sun

• tapasā: by austerity, by ascetic power

• jagat: the world/universe

• avyayam: imperishable, undecaying

• upatasthuḥ: they attended upon, approached in reverence

• muni-gaṇāḥ: groups/hosts of sages

• divyāḥ: divine, celestial

• devarṣibhiḥ: with the devarṣis (divine seers)

• saha: together with

Speaker

• Suta (narrative voice describing the scene within the Matsya Purana’s Matsya–Manu cycle)

Entities Mentioned

• Aditya (Sun)
• Munis
• Devarshis
• Tapas (austerity)

Tags

• Pralaya
• Tapas
• Rishis
• Devotion
• CosmicOrder

FAQs

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

It highlights tapas (ascetic power) as a cosmic principle that upholds the imperishable order of the world—an idea central to Purāṇic continuity even when Pralaya is approaching.

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

By portraying sages revering the Sun-like, world-sustaining Lord, it implies that rulers and householders should support dharma through discipline, reverence to spiritual authority, and alignment with cosmic order rather than mere power.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No direct Vāstu or temple-rule detail appears here; the ritual takeaway is the model of upāsanā—approaching and honoring the divine (and divine seers) as a foundational act that later supports correct rites and sacred constructions.