Shloka 62

Matsya Purana — Bhīma-Dvādaśī

Devanagari script

इदमेव कृतं महेन्द्रमुख्यैर् वसुभिर्देवसुरारिभिस्तथा तु फलमस्य न शक्यते ऽभिवक्तुं यदि जिह्वायुतकोटयो मुखे स्युः //

Transliteration

idameva kṛtaṃ mahendramukhyair vasubhirdevasurāribhistathā tu phalamasya na śakyate 'bhivaktuṃ yadi jihvāyutakoṭayo mukhe syuḥ //

Translation

This very deed was performed by Mahendra (Indra) and the foremost gods, by the Vasus, and even by the enemies of the gods, the Asuras. Yet its fruit cannot be fully expressed—even if one had tens of millions of tongues within one’s mouth.

Word by Word

• idam eva: this very (act)

• kṛtam: was done/performed

• mahendra-mukhyaiḥ: by Indra and the foremost (among them)

• vasubhiḥ: by the Vasus

• deva-surāribhiḥ: by the enemies of the gods, i.e., Asuras

• tathā tu: and moreover/indeed

• phalam: the fruit, result, merit

• asya: of this (act)

• na śakyate: cannot be (is not possible to be)

• abhivaktum: to declare, to describe fully

• yadi: even if

• jihvā: tongues

• ayuta: ten-thousand

• koṭayaḥ: crores (ten-millions)

• mukhe syuḥ: were in the mouth.

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (Vishnu) speaking to Vaivasvata Manu (likely narration frame)

Entities Mentioned

• Mahendra (Indra)
• Vasus
• Devas
• Asuras

Tags

• Vastuvidya
• Temple Merit
• Dharma
• Phala (Merit)
• Hyperbole (Stuti)

FAQs

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

It does not describe Pralaya directly; instead, it stresses that the merit (phala) of a particular sacred act is so vast that it is beyond complete verbal description.

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

It supports the dharmic ideal that rulers and householders should sponsor or perform great meritorious works (such as public, sacred constructions and ritual duties), because their spiritual results are immeasurable and praised across divine and even rival lineages.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The verse functions as a eulogy of a specific sacred undertaking—consistent with Vastu/temple-building contexts—asserting that the spiritual payoff of such construction/ritual patronage is inexpressibly great.