Shloka 101

Matsya Purana — Cosmography of Śākadvīpa and Successive Dvīpas: Mountains

Devanagari script

अधमोत्तमं न तेष्वस्ति न लोभो न परिग्रहः आरोग्यबलवन्तश्च एकान्तसुखिनो नराः //

Transliteration

adhamottamaṃ na teṣvasti na lobho na parigrahaḥ ārogyabalavantaśca ekāntasukhino narāḥ //

Translation

Among them there is no sense of ‘low’ or ‘high’; there is neither greed nor hoarding. Those people are healthy and strong, and they dwell in undisturbed, inward contentment.

Word by Word

• adhama-uttamam: inferior and superior (low and high)

• na: not

• teṣu: among them

• asti: exists

• na lobhaḥ: no greed

• na parigrahaḥ: no acquisition/hoarding/possessiveness

• ārogya: health

• bala-vantaḥ: endowed with strength

• ca: and

• ekānta-sukhinaḥ: enjoying solitary/undisturbed inner happiness

• narāḥ: men/people

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (in instruction to Vaivasvata Manu)

Entities Mentioned

• Matsya
• Manu

Tags

• Dharma
• Ethics
• Detachment
• Contentment
• Virtue

FAQs

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

This verse does not describe Pralaya directly; it presents an ethical ideal of humans free from greed and hoarding—virtues that preserve harmony in society across cosmic cycles.

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

It frames a social ideal a king should cultivate through just rule and restraint: reduce greed and excessive accumulation, uphold equality in dignity, and support public health and strength; for householders it recommends aparigraha (non-hoarding) and contentment.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No direct Vastu or ritual rule appears; indirectly, the verse supports the Vastu-Shastra aim of orderly, peaceful living by emphasizing non-possessiveness and inner contentment rather than material excess.