Shloka 6

Matsya Purana — Account of the Manvantaras: Manus

Devanagari script

प्रतिसर्गमिमे कृत्वा जग्मुर्यत्परमंपदम् एतत् स्वायम्भुवं प्रोक्तं स्वारोचिषमतः परम् //

Transliteration

pratisargamime kṛtvā jagmuryatparamaṃpadam etat svāyambhuvaṃ proktaṃ svārociṣamataḥ param //

Translation

Having thus accomplished this secondary creation (pratisarga), they went to the supreme abode. This is declared as the account of the Svāyambhuva Manvantara; from here onward follows the Svārociṣa Manvantara.

Word by Word

• प्रतिसर्गम् (pratisargam): secondary creation, re-manifestation after dissolution

• इमे (ime): these (beings/sages/agents just mentioned)

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā): having done, having accomplished

• जग्मुः (jagmuḥ): they went

• यत् (yat): which/that

• परमम् (paramam): supreme

• पदम् (padam): abode, state, station

• एतत् (etat): this

• स्वायम्भुवम् (svāyambhuvam): pertaining to Svāyambhuva Manu / the first Manvantara

• प्रोक्तम् (proktam): has been spoken, declared

• स्वारोचिषम् (svārociṣam): pertaining to Svārociṣa Manu / the second Manvantara

• अतः परम् (ataḥ param): after this, henceforth

Speaker

• Likely Lord Matsya (continuing the Manvantara narration to Vaivasvata Manu)

Entities Mentioned

• Svayambhuva Manu
• Svarocisa Manu
• Pratisarga
• Parama Pada

Tags

• Creation
• Pratisarga
• Manvantaras
• Cosmology
• Genealogy

FAQs

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

It points to pratisarga—the re-creation or re-manifestation that follows dissolution—after which the agents of creation depart to the “supreme abode,” marking a completed cosmic phase.

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

Indirectly, it frames human and royal duties within cyclical time: dynasties and social order arise within specific Manvantaras, so dharma is practiced as part of a larger, divinely ordered cosmic succession.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No direct Vāstu or ritual rule is stated; the verse functions as a structural transition in the Purana’s cosmological narrative, moving from the Svāyambhuva to the Svārociṣa Manvantara.