Shloka 102

Matsya Purana — Cosmography of Śākadvīpa and Successive Dvīpas: Mountains

Devanagari script

त्रिंशद्वर्षसहस्राणि मानसीं सिद्धिमास्थिताः सुखमायुश्च रूपं च धर्मैश्वर्यं तथैव च //

Transliteration

triṃśadvarṣasahasrāṇi mānasīṃ siddhimāsthitāḥ sukhamāyuśca rūpaṃ ca dharmaiśvaryaṃ tathaiva ca //

Translation

For thirty thousand years they remain established in mental perfection (mānasī siddhi), enjoying happiness, long life, beauty, and likewise the prosperity that comes through dharma.

Word by Word

• त्रिंशत् (triṃśat): thirty

• वर्ष (varṣa): year

• सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi): thousands

• मानसीम् (mānasīm): mental, of the mind

• सिद्धिम् (siddhim): perfection, attainment, siddhi

• आस्थिताः (āsthitāḥ): having attained/established in

• सुखम् (sukham): happiness, ease

• आयुः (āyuḥ): lifespan, longevity

• च (ca): and

• रूपम् (rūpam): form, beauty

• धर्मैश्वर्यम् (dharmaiśvaryam): prosperity/power rooted in dharma, righteous prosperity

• तथैव (tathaiva): likewise, in the same way

• च (ca): and.

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (Vishnu) instructing Vaivasvata Manu (contextual attribution within the Matsya–Manu dialogue frame)

Tags

• Dharma
• Phala-श्रुति
• Siddhi
• Punya
• Longevity

FAQs

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

This verse does not describe pralaya; it states the merit-result (phala) of dharmic practice—mental attainment, happiness, longevity, beauty, and dharma-born prosperity.

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

It reinforces the Matsya Purana’s ethic that sustained dharma (right conduct, charity, vows, ritual duty) yields tangible and inner results—well-being, long life, good reputation/beauty, and stable prosperity—key aims for householders and rulers alike.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No direct Vastu or iconographic rule appears here; the verse functions as a general phala-śruti emphasizing the rewards of dharma/merit that may arise from ritual observances described in the surrounding context.