Shloka 32

Matsya Purana — Catalogue of the Eighteen Puranas

Devanagari script

चतुर्दश सहस्राणि तथा पञ्च शतानि च भविष्यचरितप्रायं भविष्यं तदिहोच्यते //

Transliteration

caturdaśa sahasrāṇi tathā pañca śatāni ca bhaviṣyacaritaprāyaṃ bhaviṣyaṃ tadihocyate //

Translation

It consists of fourteen thousand, and additionally five hundred (verses); and here it is declared to be a Purāṇa largely concerned with accounts of what is yet to come (future events).

Word by Word

• चतुर्दश: fourteen

• सहस्राणि: thousands

• तथा: and also

• पञ्च: five

• शतानि: hundreds

• च: and

• भविष्य-चरित-प्रायम्: predominantly describing future occurrences/episodes

• भविष्यम्: (that which is) future / the ‘Bhaviṣya’ character

• तत्: that

• इह: here (in this context)

• उच्यते: is said/declared

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (in dialogue to Vaivasvata Manu, describing the Purāṇa’s extent and nature)

Entities Mentioned

• Matsya Purana

Tags

• Purana
• Textual Enumeration
• Phala-shruti
• Future Prophecies
• Grantha-parimana

FAQs

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

This verse does not describe Pralaya directly; it classifies the Matsya Purāṇa by its size and notes that it is largely oriented toward accounts of future events.

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

Indirectly: by identifying the Purāṇa’s scope as future-oriented narrative, it frames the text as a source for anticipating coming ages and aligning royal/householder conduct with Purāṇic guidance elsewhere in the work.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

None explicitly in this verse; it is a bibliographic statement about the Purāṇa’s extent and thematic character rather than Vāstu, temple rules, or ritual procedure.