Shloka 59

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

Devanagari script

कृतान्येतानि तत्त्वानि अन्योन्यस्याधिकानि च यावदेतानि तत्त्वानि तावदुत्पत्तिरुच्यते //

Transliteration

kṛtānyetāni tattvāni anyonyasyādhikāni ca yāvadetāni tattvāni tāvadutpattirucyate //

Translation

Thus these principles (tattvas) have been set forth, each surpassing the other in scope and potency; and so long as these tattvas are enumerated in this manner, that very extent is what is called “creation” (utpatti).

Word by Word

• kṛtāni: have been made/established (set forth)

• etāni: these

• tattvāni: principles/realities (tattvas)

• anyonyasya: of one another/mutually

• adhikāni: superior, exceeding, greater (in degree)

• ca: and

• yāvat: as far as/so long as/to the extent that

• etāni: these

• tattvāni: principles

• tāvat: to that extent/so much

• utpattiḥ: arising, origination, creation

• ucyate: is said/is called

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (teaching Vaivasvata Manu)

Entities Mentioned

• Tattvas
• Utpatti (Creation)

Tags

• Creation
• Cosmology
• Tattva
• Sankhya
• Philosophy

FAQs

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

It frames “creation” (utpatti) as the ordered manifestation and hierarchical unfolding of tattvas—creation is identified with the progressive emergence/statement of principles rather than a single event.

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

Indirectly, it supports a Purāṇic ethic of discernment: understanding gradations of reality (tattvas) cultivates right knowledge, which undergirds dharmic governance and disciplined household life, even though no explicit royal/householder rule is stated here.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No direct Vāstu or ritual rule appears; however, the idea of graded principles is often used in Vāstu/ritual theory to justify ordered layouts and sequential procedures (krama), mirroring a cosmological hierarchy.