Shloka 3
Matsya Purana — Brahmā–Gāyatrī as a Divine Pair and the Early Genealogies of Creation
*मत्स्य उवाच दिव्येयमादिसृष्टिस्तु रजोगुणसमुद्भवा अतीन्द्रियेन्द्रिया तद्वद् अतीन्द्रियशरीरिका //
*matsya uvāca divyeyamādisṛṣṭistu rajoguṇasamudbhavā atīndriyendriyā tadvad atīndriyaśarīrikā //
Lord Matsya said: This primordial creation is divine, arising from the quality of rajas. Its faculties of perception and action are beyond the senses, and likewise its embodiment is of a suprasensory kind.
FAQs
It characterizes the earliest creation as a divine, rajas-born manifestation with suprasensory faculties and embodiment—implying a subtle, non-gross phase of emergence that precedes later material differentiation often discussed around pralaya and re-creation.
Indirectly, it grounds dharma in a cosmic framework: governance and household duties are meant to align with the ordered unfolding of creation (guṇas and cosmic law), encouraging disciplined action (rajas) guided by higher, non-sensory principles rather than mere sense-impulses.
No direct vastu or ritual rule appears here; however, the verse’s emphasis on subtle (atīndriya) principles supports the Purāṇic idea that ritual and sacred architecture should be aligned with unseen cosmic forces, not merely physical aesthetics.