Shloka 55

Matsya Purana — Agastya’s Origin

Devanagari script

इमं लोकं स चाप्नोति रूपारोग्यसमन्वितः द्वितीयेन भुवर्लोकं स्वर्गलोकं ततः परम् //

Transliteration

imaṃ lokaṃ sa cāpnoti rūpārogyasamanvitaḥ dvitīyena bhuvarlokaṃ svargalokaṃ tataḥ param //

Translation

Endowed with beauty and freedom from disease, he attains this world; by the second (merit) he reaches the Bhuvar-loka, and thereafter the Svarga-loka, and then the world beyond that (still higher).

Word by Word

• imam lokam: this world (the human realm)

• sa: he

• ca: and

• āpnoti: attains, reaches

• rūpa: beauty, pleasing form

• ārogya: health, freedom from disease

• samanvitaḥ: endowed with, possessed of

• dvitīyena: by the second (act/merit/result), by the next step

• bhuvarlokam: Bhuvar-loka (the mid-region/atmospheric world)

• svargalokam: Svarga-loka (heaven of the devas)

• tataḥ param: beyond that, higher than that (a superior realm).

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (teaching Vaivasvata Manu)

Entities Mentioned

• Bhuvar-loka
• Svarga-loka

Tags

• Dharma
• Vrata-Phala
• Karma
• Lokas
• Punya

FAQs

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

This verse is not about Pralaya; it describes karmic results (phala) as a graded ascent through worlds—earth, Bhuvar-loka, Svarga-loka, and a higher realm beyond—based on accumulated merit.

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

It supports the Matsya Purana’s dharma framework: by performing righteous duties—such as charity, vows, ritual observances, and protection of subjects—a king or householder gains both worldly well-being (health, good form) and higher posthumous attainments.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or iconographic rule is stated directly; the ritual significance is phala-śruti style teaching—emphasizing that properly performed dharmic acts and observances yield progressively higher spiritual destinations.