Matsya Purana — The Pushkara Manifestation, Shloka 64

Devanagari script

तदा वै पौष्करो राजन् प्रादुर्भावो महात्मनः प्रादुर्भावः पौष्करस्ते मया द्वैपायनेरितः //

Transliteration

tadā vai pauṣkaro rājan prādurbhāvo mahātmanaḥ prādurbhāvaḥ pauṣkaraste mayā dvaipāyaneritaḥ //

Translation

তখন, হে রাজন, পুষ্করে সেই মহাত্মার পবিত্র প্রাদুর্ভাব ঘটল। দ্বৈপায়ন (ব্যাস)-প্রেরিত হয়ে আমি তোমাকে এই পুষ্কর-প্রাদুর্ভাবের কাহিনি বললাম।

Word by Word

• tadā: then

• vai: indeed

• pauṣkaraḥ: connected with Puṣkara / at Puṣkara

• rājan: O king

• prādurbhāvaḥ: manifestation, appearance

• mahātmanaḥ: of the great-souled one (a revered divine/sage figure)

• prādurbhāvaḥ pauṣkaraḥ: the Puṣkara-related manifestation

• te: to you

• mayā: by me

• dvaipāyana-eritaḥ: impelled/instructed by Dvaipāyana (Vyāsa)

Speaker

• Suta (the Purana-narrator), speaking in the Vyasa-transmitted tradition

Entities Mentioned

• Puṣkara (Pushkara)
• Dvaipāyana (Vyāsa)

Tags

• Tirtha
• Mahatmya
• Purana Transmission
• Sacred Geography
• Narrative Frame

FAQs

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

Nothing directly about Pralaya is stated here; the verse instead frames a sacred ‘manifestation’ (prādurbhāva) connected to Puṣkara and emphasizes the authorized transmission of the account through Vyāsa.

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

By addressing the listener as “O King,” it models the royal duty of hearing and preserving dharmic tradition—receiving tīrtha-māhātmya narratives from an authentic lineage (Vyāsa → narrator → king) as part of righteous governance and personal merit.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No explicit Vāstu/temple rule appears in this verse; its ritual takeaway is the sanctity of Puṣkara as a site of ‘prādurbhāva,’ supporting pilgrimage and tīrtha-oriented rites grounded in Purāṇic authority.