Shloka 5

Matsya Purana — Bhīma-Dvādaśī

Devanagari script

*ईश्वर उवाच अस्माद्रथंतरात्कल्पात् त्रयोविंशात् पुनर्यदा वाराहो भविता कल्पस् तस्य मन्वन्तरे शुभे //

Transliteration

*īśvara uvāca asmādrathaṃtarātkalpāt trayoviṃśāt punaryadā vārāho bhavitā kalpas tasya manvantare śubhe //

Translation

The Lord said: When, after the twenty-third cycle from this Rathantara Kalpa, the Varāha Kalpa comes again, then, in the auspicious Manvantara of that Kalpa…

Word by Word

• īśvaraḥ: the Lord

• uvāca: said

• asmāt: from this

• rathaṃtarāt: (called) Rathantara

• kalpāt: from the Kalpa

• trayoviṃśāt: from the twenty-third / after the twenty-third

• punaḥ: again

• yadā: when

• vārāhaḥ: the Varāha (Boar) [named] / pertaining to Varāha

• bhavitā: will occur / will come to be

• kalpaḥ: the aeon, Kalpa

• tasya: of that (Kalpa)

• manvantare: in the Manvantara (period of a Manu)

• śubhe: auspicious, fortunate

Speaker

• Ishvara (Lord Matsya/Vishnu speaking in the Matsya Purana dialogue frame)

Entities Mentioned

• Ishvara
• Rathantara Kalpa
• Varaha Kalpa
• Manvantara

Tags

• Kalpa
• Manvantara
• Cosmology
• Puranic chronology
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It situates events within repeating cosmic cycles (Kalpas and Manvantaras), implying that creation and dissolution recur in a structured chronology, with the Varāha Kalpa returning again after a specified count.

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

Directly, it does not prescribe royal or household duties; indirectly, it frames dharma within vast cosmic time—Matsya Purana often uses such chronology to contextualize when particular laws, sages, and rulers arise in different Manvantaras.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or ritual procedure is stated in this verse; its significance is chronological—naming the Varāha Kalpa and an auspicious Manvantara, which later texts may use to date rituals, avatāra narratives, or sacred histories.