Shloka 40

Matsya Purana — Catalogue of the Eighteen Puranas

Devanagari script

मानवस्य प्रसङ्गेन कल्पस्य मुनिसत्तमाः चतुर्विंशत्सहस्राणि तत्पुराणमिहोच्यते //

Transliteration

mānavasya prasaṅgena kalpasya munisattamāḥ caturviṃśatsahasrāṇi tatpurāṇamihocyate //

Translation

O best of sages, in connection with Manu and this kalpa, this Purāṇa is here declared to consist of twenty-four thousand (verses).

Word by Word

• मानवस्य (mānavasya): of Manu / relating to Manu

• प्रसङ्गेन (prasaṅgena): by occasion, in connection with, in the course of the topic

• कल्पस्य (kalpasya): of the kalpa (cosmic aeon/creation-cycle)

• मुनिसत्तमाः (munisattamāḥ): O best among sages

• चतुर्विंशत्सहस्राणि (caturviṃśat-sahasrāṇi): twenty-four thousand

• तत्पुराणम् (tat-purāṇam): that Purāṇa, this Purāṇa in question

• इह (iha): here, in this text/context

• उच्यते (ucyate): is said, is declared.

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (Vishnu) addressing Vaivasvata Manu / assembled sages (contextual vocative: munisattamāḥ)

Entities Mentioned

• Manu
• Kalpa
• Matsya Purana

Tags

• Purana-extent
• Kalpa
• Manu
• Textual-tradition
• Structure

FAQs

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

It does not describe pralaya directly; it frames the Purāṇa as being told in the context of Manu and the kalpa, i.e., the cosmic-cycle setting in which pralaya and recreation narratives are typically situated.

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

Indirectly: by stating the Purāṇa’s scope and its Manu–kalpa context, it signals that the text’s teachings (including rājadharma and gṛhastha-dharma) are embedded within Manu-centered cosmic and ethical order.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No specific Vāstu or ritual rule is stated; the verse serves as a cataloging note that helps locate and authenticate the Purāṇa’s contents—within which Vāstuvidyā and ritual procedures are taught elsewhere.