Shloka 59

Matsya Purana — Characteristics of Dvāpara and Kali Yugas

Devanagari script

विद्राव्य सर्वभूतानि चचार वसुधामिमाम् मानवस्य तु वंशे तु नृदेवस्येह जज्ञिवान् //

Transliteration

vidrāvya sarvabhūtāni cacāra vasudhāmimām mānavasya tu vaṃśe tu nṛdevasyeha jajñivān //

Translation

Having put all beings to flight, he ranged over this earth; and in this very world he was born in the human lineage, in the line of King Nṛdeva.

Word by Word

• vidrāvya: having driven away/put to flight

• sarva-bhūtāni: all beings/creatures

• cacāra: he wandered/moved about

• vasudhām: the earth

• imām: this (here)

• mānavasya: of Manu / of the human line

• tu: indeed

• vaṁśe: in the lineage/dynasty

• nṛdevasya: of Nṛdeva (a king named ‘God among men’)

• iha: here, in this world

• jajñivān: was born/has been born

Speaker

• Sūta (narrator) recounting the dynastic narrative (genealogical account)

Entities Mentioned

• Vasudhā (Earth)
• Mānava-vaṁśa (Human/Manu’s lineage)
• Nṛdeva

Tags

• Dynasties
• Genealogy
• Manvantaras
• Kingship
• Puranic history

FAQs

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

This verse does not describe Pralaya directly; it focuses on a dynastic birth in the human (Mānava) line and a kingly figure who subdues beings and traverses the earth.

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

The verse reflects a royal ideal of establishing order—driving back disruptive forces and moving through the realm—framed within legitimate succession (birth in Manu’s lineage and in Nṛdeva’s line), a key Purāṇic marker of rightful kingship.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No explicit Vāstu, temple-building, or ritual procedure is stated in this verse; its significance is genealogical and political (lineage and territorial movement).