Shloka 55

Matsya Purana — Cosmography of Jambūdvīpa: Varṣas

Devanagari script

दशवर्षसहस्राणि आयुस्तेषामनामयम् कालाम्रस्य रसं पीत्वा ते सर्वे स्थिरयौवनाः //

Transliteration

daśavarṣasahasrāṇi āyusteṣāmanāmayam kālāmrasya rasaṃ pītvā te sarve sthirayauvanāḥ //

Translation

Their lifespan was ten thousand years, free from disease. Having drunk the juice of the kālāmra (dark mango), they all remained in steady, unfading youth.

Word by Word

• daśa: ten

• varṣa: years

• sahasrāṇi: thousands

• āyuḥ: lifespan

• teṣām: of them

• anāmayam: free from illness, unharmed by disease

• kālāmrasya: of the kālāmra (dark mango)

• rasam: juice, essence

• pītvā: having drunk

• te: they

• sarve: all

• sthira: steady, firm, enduring

• yauvanāḥ: youthful, in youth

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (narrating to Vaivasvata Manu)

Entities Mentioned

• Lord Matsya
• Vaivasvata Manu
• kālāmra (dark mango)

Tags

• Manvantara
• Longevity
• Agelessness
• Divine sustenance
• Puranic cosmology

FAQs

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

It does not describe Pralaya directly; it depicts a perfected human condition in an early cosmic setting—disease-free longevity and stable youth—often contrasted with later-age decline that culminates in periodic dissolutions.

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

Indirectly, it frames an ethical ideal: when life is ordered and supported by dharma, existence is described as harmonious (health, stability). For kings and householders in the Matsya Purana, sustaining social order and right conduct is the practical counterpart to such “ideal conditions.”

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vastu or temple-building rule is stated. The only ritual-adjacent point is symbolic: a sanctified “rasa/essence” is portrayed as sustaining vitality, a common Purāṇic motif for divine nourishment rather than a construction prescription.