Shloka 79

Matsya Purana — Characteristics of Dvāpara and Kali Yugas

Devanagari script

एवं वर्षशतं पूर्णं दिव्यं तेषां न्यवर्तत षट्त्रिंशच्च सहस्राणि मानुषाणि तु तानि वै //

Transliteration

evaṃ varṣaśataṃ pūrṇaṃ divyaṃ teṣāṃ nyavartata ṣaṭtriṃśacca sahasrāṇi mānuṣāṇi tu tāni vai //

Translation

Thus, when their full span of one hundred divine years had elapsed, that amounted indeed to thirty-six thousand human years.

Word by Word

• evaṃ: thus

• varṣa-śatam: a hundred years

• pūrṇam: completed, full

• divyam: divine (celestial)

• teṣām: of them / for them

• nyavartata: came to an end, elapsed

• ṣaṭ-triṃśat: thirty-six

• ca: and

• sahasrāṇi: thousands

• mānuṣāṇi: human (years)

• tu: indeed

• tāni: those (years)

• vai: certainly, verily

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (Vishnu) instructing Vaivasvata Manu on cosmic chronology

Entities Mentioned

• Lord Matsya
• Vaivasvata Manu
• divine years
• human years

Tags

• Manvantara
• CosmicTime
• DivineYears
• PuranicChronology
• YugaCalculations

FAQs

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

It does not describe Pralaya directly; it establishes the Purāṇic scale of time by converting divine years into human years, a framework used to narrate Manvantaras and cyclic dissolutions.

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

Indirectly, it supports dharma by teaching proportion and long-term perspective: rulers and householders are urged in Purāṇic ethics to govern and live with awareness of larger time cycles rather than short-term gain.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or ritual procedure is specified in this verse; its practical use is chronological—timing vows, periods, and Purāṇic eras by aligning ‘divine’ durations with human reckoning.