अध्याय १६७
श्लोक 1
मत्स्य-पुराण १६७ एवमेकार्णवीभूते शेते लोकेमहाद्युतिः प्रच्छाद्य सलिलेनोर्वीं हंसो नारायणस्तदा
matsya-purāṇa 167 evamekārṇavībhūte śete lokemahādyutiḥ pracchādya salilenorvīṃ haṃso nārāyaṇastadā
हिन्दी अर्थ
गये हैं। वलभी और छन्दक प्रासादमें गौरवर्ण जटा- मुकुटधारिणी एवं क्रमशः चार हाथोमें--वरमुद्रा, अभयमुद्रा अक्षसूत्र और कमण्डलु. धारण करनेवाली देवीशशुभदायिती
English
Matsya said: — When there is one vast expanse of water. Lord Vi§nu covers the earth with water and sleeps on it in the form of a swan (Hamsa). One who thus sleeps in midst of this mass of waters and Rajas is known as the undecaying mighty armed Purfi§a named Brahma. That Lord Visnu dispels the Tamoguna by His glory and infuses the mind with Sattvagunas. This is the real supreme truth, and His true Jn&nmfirti (true knowledge). He is the goal of the Upanisadas and the mystery of the Aranyakas. He is the Yajnapuru§a (the sacrificial Lord); He is next to Him and He is again the Highest excellent person (parama puru?otlama). — 1-5.