Matsya Purana — Navagraha Sacrifice for Planetary Pacification and Prosperity, Shloka 74

Devanagari script

यस्मादशून्यं शयनं केशवस्य च सर्वदा शय्या ममाप्यशून्यास्तु दत्ता जन्मनि जन्मनि //

Transliteration

yasmādaśūnyaṃ śayanaṃ keśavasya ca sarvadā śayyā mamāpyaśūnyāstu dattā janmani janmani //

Translation

Vì giường của Keśava không bao giờ bỏ trống trong bất cứ lúc nào, xin cho giường của con cũng đừng bao giờ trống vắng—nguyện được ban như thế, đời đời kiếp kiếp.

Word by Word

• yasmāt: since/because

• aśūnyam: not empty, never vacant

• śayanam: bed, resting-place, couch

• keśavasya: of Keśava (Viṣṇu)

• ca: and

• sarvadā: always

• śayyā: bed/couch

• mama api: mine also

• aśūnyā astu: may it be not empty/never vacant

• dattā: granted, bestowed

• janmani janmani: in birth after birth (in every incarnation).

Speaker

• A devotee/vrata-performer (a supplicant voice within the vrata/dāna context; framed in the Purāṇic narration traditionally relayed by Sūta)

Entities Mentioned

• Keśava

Tags

• Bhakti
• Vrata
• Dāna
• Vaiṣṇava
• Merit

FAQs

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

It does not address pralaya directly; it expresses a devotional boon—continuous auspiciousness and service connected with Keśava’s ever-occupied divine resting-place.

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

For a householder, an “unempty bed” implies sustained household welfare—companionship, continuity of family life, and stable domestic fortune—framed as a blessing obtained through Vaiṣṇava devotion and observance of vows.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Ritually, it reflects the symbolism of śayyā (bed/couch) as an auspicious object and a devotional offering motif; architecturally it is indirect—pointing to household auspiciousness rather than prescribing specific Vāstu measurements.