Shloka 9

Matsya Purana — Catalogue of the Eighteen Puranas

Devanagari script

व्यासरूपमहं कृत्वा संहरामि युगे युगे चतुर्लक्षप्रमाणेन द्वापरे द्वापरे सदा //

Transliteration

vyāsarūpamahaṃ kṛtvā saṃharāmi yuge yuge caturlakṣapramāṇena dvāpare dvāpare sadā //

Translation

Assuming the form of Vyāsa, I gather and compile the Veda again and again in every age; and in each Dvāpara Yuga, unfailingly, I arrange it to the measure of four hundred thousand verses.

Word by Word

• व्यास-रूपम् (vyāsa-rūpam): the form of Vyāsa

• अहम् (aham): I

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā): having assumed/made

• संहरामि (saṃharāmi): I collect together, compile, gather

• युगे युगे (yuge yuge): in every yuga, age after age

• चतुर्-लक्ष-प्रमाणेन (catur-lakṣa-pramāṇena): by the measure/extent of four lakṣas (400,000)

• द्वापरे द्वापरे (dvāpare dvāpare): in each Dvāpara Yuga

• सदा (sadā): always, invariably

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (Vishnu) speaking to Vaivasvata Manu

Entities Mentioned

• Vyasa
• Veda
• Dvapara Yuga
• Vishnu (as Matsya)

Tags

• Veda
• Vyasa
• Yuga
• Dvapara
• Purana

FAQs

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

It implies a cyclic cosmos where knowledge must be re-collected each age; rather than describing the flood directly, it highlights how sacred revelation is preserved and reorganized across recurring yuga cycles.

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

It supports the duty of rulers and householders to protect, study, and transmit śāstra: when the divine itself re-establishes Vedic order each cycle, human society is expected to uphold learning, patronize teachers, and follow dharma grounded in the Veda.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No direct Vāstu or temple rule appears here; the ritual takeaway is the primacy of Vedic compilation and standardization as the basis for correct ritual performance in each age.