Shloka 41

Matsya Purana — Cosmography of Jambūdvīpa: Varṣas

Devanagari script

विस्तराद्द्विगुणश्चास्य परीणाहः समन्ततः स पर्वतो महादिव्यो दिव्यौषधिसमन्वितः //

Transliteration

vistarāddviguṇaścāsya parīṇāhaḥ samantataḥ sa parvato mahādivyo divyauṣadhisamanvitaḥ //

Translation

All around, the mountain’s girth is twice its breadth. That mountain is supremely divine, endowed with celestial herbs.

Word by Word

• विस्तरात् (vistarāt): from/than the breadth

• द्विगुणः (dviguṇaḥ): twice, double

• च (ca): and

• अस्य (asya): of this (mountain)

• परीणाहः (parīṇāhaḥ): circumference, girth

• समन्ततः (samantataḥ): on all sides, all around

• सः (saḥ): that

• पर्वतः (parvataḥ): mountain

• महादिव्यः (mahādivyaḥ): greatly divine, supremely celestial

• दिव्यौषधि-समन्वितः (divyauṣadhi-samanvitaḥ): endowed/filled with divine medicinal herbs.

Speaker

• Suta Goswami (narrating the Matsya Purana tradition)

Entities Mentioned

• Parvata (divine mountain)
• Divyauṣadhi (celestial herbs)

Tags

• Sacred Geography
• Divine Mountains
• Puranic Cosmography
• Holy Herbs
• Matsya Purana

FAQs

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

This verse is not about Pralaya; it describes sacred cosmography—specifically the proportional measurement of a divine mountain and its life-giving celestial herbs.

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

Indirectly, it supports dharmic governance and household welfare by valuing sacred landscapes and medicinal resources; such descriptions underpin pilgrimage, protection of holy sites, and the ideal of preserving life-sustaining herbs.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The technical pairing of vistāra (breadth) and parīṇāha (girth) reflects a proportional-measurement mindset used in Vastu and sacred-site description; it signals that divine spaces are defined through precise ratios and auspicious natural endowments (like healing herbs).