Shloka 43

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

Devanagari script

आरोग्यायुःप्रमाणाभ्यां द्विगुणं द्विगुणं ततः द्वीपेषु तेषु सर्वेषु यथोक्तं वर्षकेषु च //

Transliteration

ārogyāyuḥpramāṇābhyāṃ dviguṇaṃ dviguṇaṃ tataḥ dvīpeṣu teṣu sarveṣu yathoktaṃ varṣakeṣu ca //

Translation

In health, lifespan, and bodily measure, it is doubled and then doubled again, in all those continents (dvīpas) and likewise in the regions (varṣas) that have been described.

Word by Word

ārogyahealth, freedom from disease

āyuḥlifespan, longevity

pramāṇameasure, bodily stature/standard of measure

-ābhyāmwith respect to (in the matters of) the two/three items mentioned (collective instrumental)

dviguṇamtwofold, doubled

dviguṇam tataḥdoubled again thereafter, successively increasing

dvīpeṣuin the continents/island-continents

teṣu sarveṣuin all of those

yathoktamas stated/previously described

varṣakeṣuin the varṣas (sub-regions/tracts)

caand/also.

Speaker

Sūta (narrator) conveying the Purāṇic cosmography (traditional discourse lineage; commonly framed as Sūta speaking to the sages)

FAQs

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

It does not describe Pralaya directly; it belongs to cosmography, stating a graded increase (doubling) of health, lifespan, and bodily measure across the dvīpas and their varṣas.

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

Indirectly, it frames human conditions (health and longevity) as varying by region; in Purāṇic thought this supports context-sensitive dharma—rulers and householders should govern and live according to the capacities and conditions of their land and people.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No explicit Vāstu or ritual rule is stated, but the term pramāṇa (measure) can be read as a cosmographic ‘standard of measure’ or bodily stature—background concepts that later inform proportional thinking in iconography and temple measurements.