Shloka 98

Matsya Purana — Cosmography of Śākadvīpa and Successive Dvīpas: Mountains

Devanagari script

प्रजापतिमुपादाय प्रसन्नो विदधत्स्वयम् न तत्र मेघा वर्षन्ति शीतोष्णं च न तद्विधम् //

Transliteration

prajāpatimupādāya prasanno vidadhatsvayam na tatra meghā varṣanti śītoṣṇaṃ ca na tadvidham //

Translation

Taking Prajāpati (Prajāpati) into Himself, the Lord—well pleased—personally established the order of all things. In that realm the clouds do not rain, and there is neither cold nor heat of the ordinary kind.

Word by Word

• प्रजापतिम् (prajāpatim): Prajāpati, the lord of progeny/creator

• उपादाय (upādāya): having taken up, taking along, assuming

• प्रसन्नः (prasannaḥ): pleased, gracious, serene

• विदधत् (vidadhat): arranging, establishing, ordaining

• स्वयम् (svayam): Himself, personally

• न (na): not

• तत्र (tatra): there, in that place/realm

• मेघाः (meghāḥ): clouds

• वर्षन्ति (varṣanti): rain

• शीतोष्णम् (śītoṣṇam): cold and heat (climatic extremes)

• च (ca): and

• न (na): not

• तत्-विधम् (tad-vidham): of that kind, of that sort (i.e., as in the mortal world)

Speaker

• Likely Sūta (narrator) conveying the Matsya Purāṇa’s account; framed within the Matsya–Manu dialogue tradition

Entities Mentioned

• Prajāpati

Tags

• Cosmology
• Divine order
• Heavenly realm
• Climate-free realm
• Prajapati

FAQs

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

It highlights a divinely regulated realm where ordinary meteorology (rain-bearing clouds) and seasonal extremes do not operate—implying a higher order of existence beyond the cyclical disturbances typical of the mortal world and its pralaya-prone conditions.

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

By contrasting divine order with worldly instability, it indirectly reinforces the Matsya Purāṇa ethic that rulers and householders should ‘establish order’ (vidadhat) in their sphere—through dharma, administration, and disciplined life—so society is not tossed about by excess and imbalance.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No direct Vāstu or ritual rule is stated, but the idea of a harmonized realm without extremes aligns with the Vāstu ideal of balanced space—designing settlements/temples to minimize harsh exposure and cultivate equilibrium (sāmya) and auspiciousness.