Shloka 20

Matsya Purana — Brahmā–Gāyatrī as a Divine Pair and the Early Genealogies of Creation

Devanagari script

विद्याधराधिपत्यं च यावद् आभूतसंप्लवम् सुखानि धर्मतः प्राप्य मत्समीपं गमिष्यसि //

Transliteration

vidyādharādhipatyaṃ ca yāvad ābhūtasaṃplavam sukhāni dharmataḥ prāpya matsamīpaṃ gamiṣyasi //

Translation

You will attain sovereignty over the Vidyādharas until the cosmic dissolution of beings; having gained joys in accordance with dharma, you will then come into My presence (near Matsya).

Word by Word

• विद्याधर-अधिपत्यम्: lordship/sovereignty over the Vidyādharas

• च: and

• यावत्: as long as/until

• आ-भूत-संप्लवम्: the inundation/dissolution involving all beings (cosmic flood/pralaya)

• सुखानि: pleasures, felicities

• धर्मतः: through dharma, in a righteous manner

• प्राप्य: having obtained/attained

• मत्-समীপम्: near me, into my presence

• गमिष्यसि: you will go/you shall come

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (Vishnu) addressing Vaivasvata Manu

Entities Mentioned

• Matsya
• Vidyadharas
• Pralaya

Tags

• Pralaya
• Matsya-Avatara
• Dharma
• Boons
• Afterlife-Loka

FAQs

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

It frames pralaya as an all-beings dissolution/inundation (ābhūta-saṃplava) and states that Manu’s bestowed status lasts only until that cosmic endpoint, after which he approaches the deity (Matsya).

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

It links legitimate enjoyment and authority to dharma—sukha is to be “obtained through righteousness,” implying that rulership and prosperity are sanctioned when aligned with ethical conduct and sacred order.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No direct Vāstu/temple-building rule is stated; the verse is primarily soteriological and royal—promising divinely granted sovereignty and eventual approach to the deity rather than prescribing ritual or architectural procedure.