Shloka 20

Matsya Purana — Description of Gomedaka and Puṣkara Dvīpas; the Lokāloka Boundary; Ocean Tide...

Devanagari script

विपर्ययो न तेष्वस्ति एतत्स्वाभाविकं स्मृतम् आरोग्यं सुखबाहुल्यं मानसीं सिद्धिमास्थिताः //

Transliteration

viparyayo na teṣvasti etatsvābhāvikaṃ smṛtam ārogyaṃ sukhabāhulyaṃ mānasīṃ siddhimāsthitāḥ //

Translation

For them there is no reversal or decline; this is remembered as their natural condition—abundant health, a plenitude of happiness, and the attainment of inner (mental) perfection.

Word by Word

• विपर्ययः: reversal, decline, contrary state

• न: not

• तेषु: among them/for them

• अस्ति: exists

• एतत्: this

• स्वाभाविकम्: natural, inherent

• स्मृतम्: is remembered/declared in tradition

• आरोग्यम्: freedom from disease, health

• सुख-बाहुल्यम्: abundance of happiness/comfort

• मानसीम्: mental, inward

• सिद्धिम्: accomplishment, perfection, attainment

• आस्थिताः: having attained, established in

Speaker

• Suta Goswami (narrative voice summarizing the condition of beings described in this chapter)

Tags

• Cosmic Order
• Ideal State
• Sattva
• Well-being
• Spiritual Attainment

FAQs

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

It implies a stable, non-declining condition where no “viparyaya” (reversal) occurs—suggesting an ideal order not subject to the disruptive changes associated with pralaya-like decay.

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

It frames well-being as a dharmic outcome: rulers and householders are urged (elsewhere in the Purana) to uphold dharma so society tends toward ārogya (public health), sukha (general welfare), and mental steadiness rather than instability.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No direct Vastu or ritual rule is stated; however, the verse supplies the desired result of right living and right rites—health, comfort, and mental clarity—which Vastu-aligned spaces and purificatory rituals are traditionally said to support.