Shloka 6

Matsya Purana — Agastya’s Origin

Devanagari script

ततः प्रभृति ते देवान् मनुष्यान्सह जङ्गमान् संपीड्य च मुनीन्सर्वान् प्रविशन्ति पुनर्जलम् //

Transliteration

tataḥ prabhṛti te devān manuṣyānsaha jaṅgamān saṃpīḍya ca munīnsarvān praviśanti punarjalam //

Translation

From that time onward, they—pressing and overwhelming the gods, human beings, and all moving creatures, and also all the sages—enter again into the waters.

Word by Word

• tataḥ prabhṛti: from then onward

• te: they/those (forces/events)

• devān: the gods

• manuṣyān: human beings

• saha: together with

• jaṅgamān: moving creatures (all that moves)

• saṃpīḍya: having pressed, crushed, overwhelmed

• ca: and

• munīn sarvān: all sages

• praviśanti: enter, merge into

• punaḥ: again

• jalam: water

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (Vishnu) addressing Vaivasvata Manu (contextual attribution within the Pralaya discourse)

Entities Mentioned

• Devas
• Manushyas
• Munis
• Jangamas
• Pralaya (implied)
• Jala (cosmic waters)

Tags

• Pralaya
• Great Flood
• Cosmic Dissolution
• Matsya Avatara
• Puranic Cosmology

FAQs

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

It depicts dissolution as a re-absorption into the cosmic waters, where even gods, humans, animals, and sages are overwhelmed and merge back into jala (the primordial flood).

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

By stressing the universality of dissolution, it reinforces the Matsya Purana’s ethical thrust: rulers and householders should practice dharma, charity, and restraint, knowing that worldly status—even divine or ascetic—is not permanent.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No direct Vastu or temple-rule instruction appears in this verse; its ritual takeaway is the pralaya theme—encouraging rites oriented to impermanence (e.g., dāna and purification) rather than material permanence.