Shloka 5
Matsya Purana — Brahmā–Gāyatrī as a Divine Pair and the Early Genealogies of Creation
यथा भुजंगाः सर्पाणाम् आकाशं विश्वपक्षिणाम् विदन्ति मार्गं दिव्यानां दिव्या एव न मानवाः //
yathā bhujaṃgāḥ sarpāṇām ākāśaṃ viśvapakṣiṇām vidanti mārgaṃ divyānāṃ divyā eva na mānavāḥ //
Just as serpents alone know the ways of serpents, and the sky is known in its paths by the birds that roam it, so too the course of divine beings is known only by the divine—not by human beings.
FAQs
It frames Pralaya-era revelations as divine knowledge: the divine course and timing are not fully graspable by humans, underscoring reliance on Lord Matsya’s guidance.
It advises humility and disciplined obedience to dharma: a ruler or householder should follow śāstra and the counsel of the wise rather than presume complete understanding of providence.
No direct Vastu or ritual rule is stated; the takeaway is methodological—ritual and sacred building prescriptions should be learned from authoritative tradition, not conjecture.