Shloka 77

Matsya Purana — Cosmography of Jambūdvīpa: Varṣas

Devanagari script

दश वर्षसहस्राणि दश वर्षशतानि च जीवन्ति च महासत्त्वा न चान्या स्त्री प्रवर्तते //

Transliteration

daśa varṣasahasrāṇi daśa varṣaśatāni ca jīvanti ca mahāsattvā na cānyā strī pravartate //

Translation

For ten thousand years—and for a further one thousand years—those great beings live; and there no other class of women comes into social practice.

Word by Word

• daśa: ten

• varṣa: years

• sahasrāṇi: thousands

• daśa: ten

• varṣa-śatāni: hundreds of years

• ca: and

• jīvanti: they live

• ca: and

• mahā-sattvāḥ: great beings / exalted persons

• na: not

• ca: and

• anyā: other

• strī: woman / women

• pravartate: proceeds, is in vogue, becomes established (in practice)

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (Vishnu’s Matsya Avatara), instructing Vaivasvata Manu

Entities Mentioned

• Lord Matsya
• Vaivasvata Manu

Tags

• Pralaya
• Manvantara
• Longevity
• Social order
• Puranic cosmology

FAQs

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

It implies a post‑Pralaya (or early-cycle) condition where beings possess extraordinarily long lifespans, reflecting altered cosmic conditions after dissolution and renewal.

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

By describing the social order as ‘in practice’ (pravartate), it signals that governance and household norms are shaped by the age’s conditions; a king like Manu is expected to uphold the prevailing dharmic order appropriate to that cycle.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No direct Vastu or ritual procedure is stated; the verse is primarily cosmological/social, offering background context rather than temple-building or rite-specific rules.