Shloka 26

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

Devanagari script

सर्वतः सुखकालो ऽसौ जराक्लेशविवर्जितः सर्गस्तु धातकीखण्डे महावीते तथैव च //

Transliteration

sarvataḥ sukhakālo 'sau jarākleśavivarjitaḥ sargastu dhātakīkhaṇḍe mahāvīte tathaiva ca //

Translation

There, on all sides, time itself is an age of happiness, free from old age and affliction. Such indeed is the order of creation (sarga) in Dhātakīkhaṇḍa, and likewise in Mahāvīta.

Word by Word

• सर्वतः (sarvataḥ): everywhere, on all sides

• सुखकालः (sukhakālaḥ): a happy time/age, a blissful period

• असौ (asau): that (region/state)

• जराक्लेशविवर्जितः (jarā-kleśa-vivarjitaḥ): devoid of old age and suffering/torment

• सर्गः (sargaḥ): creation, created order, world-arrangement

• तु (tu): and/indeed

• धातकीखण्डे (dhātakīkhaṇḍe): in Dhātakīkhaṇḍa (the continent/region named Dhātakī)

• महावीते (mahāvīte): in Mahāvīta (a great, expansive region/realm)

• तथा एव (tathā eva): just so, likewise

• च (ca): and.

Speaker

• Sūta (narrator) conveying the Matsya Purana’s cosmographical account (speaker may vary by recension; commonly framed as Sūta to sages)

Entities Mentioned

• Dhātakīkhaṇḍa
• Mahāvīta

Tags

• Cosmography
• Lokas
• Sarga
• Mythic Geography
• Puranic Time

FAQs

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

This verse is not describing Pralaya; it describes an ideal created order (sarga) in certain regions where existence is characterized by happiness and freedom from aging and suffering.

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

Indirectly, it presents an ideal of well-being—freedom from distress—as a benchmark for righteous governance and dharmic living, even though no specific royal or household duty is stated here.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No explicit Vāstu or ritual rule appears in this verse; its significance is cosmographical, portraying a perfected realm that later Vāstu/ritual sections may treat as an aspirational model of harmony.