Shloka 28

Matsya Purana — Account of the Manvantaras: Manus

Devanagari script

जमदग्निश्च सप्तैते साम्प्रतं ये महर्षयः कृत्वा धर्मव्यवस्थानं प्रयान्ति परमं पदम् //

Transliteration

jamadagniśca saptaite sāmprataṃ ye maharṣayaḥ kṛtvā dharmavyavasthānaṃ prayānti paramaṃ padam //

Translation

And Jamadagni—these seven are the great Ṛṣis of the present age; having established the proper order of dharma, they depart to the supreme state.

Word by Word

• जमदग्निः (jamadagniḥ): Jamadagni

• च (ca): and

• सप्त (sapta): seven

• एते (ete): these

• साम्प्रतम् (sāmpratam): at present/now

• ये (ye): who

• महर्षयः (maharṣayaḥ): great seers

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā): having done/having established

• धर्म-व्यवस्थानम् (dharma-vyavasthānam): the arrangement/settled order of dharma

• प्रयान्ति (prayānti): they go/they depart

• परमम् (paramam): supreme

• पदम् (padam): state/abode.

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (Vishnu) instructing Vaivasvata Manu (contextual attribution for Matsya Purana early chapters)

Entities Mentioned

• Jamadagni
• Saptarishis
• Maharishis
• Dharma

Tags

• Saptarishis
• Dharma
• Manvantara
• RishiLineage
• MatsyaPurana

FAQs

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

This verse does not describe pralaya directly; it emphasizes the ongoing post-crisis continuity of cosmic order through the Saptarishis, who stabilize dharma in the present age.

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

By stating that the sages “establish the order of dharma,” the verse implies that kings and householders should follow the dharma-system articulated by rishis—law, conduct, rites, and social duties—so society remains stable and spiritually oriented.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No explicit Vastu or temple-architecture rule appears here; the ritual takeaway is the primacy of rishi-founded dharma frameworks, within which yajña, vows, and prescribed rites are to be performed correctly.