Shloka 15

Matsya Purana — Design and Splendour of Tripura: Maya’s Threefold Moving Fortress

Devanagari script

सर्वेषां कामगानि स्युः सर्वलोकातिगानि च सोद्यानवापीकूपानि सपद्मसरवन्ति च //

Transliteration

sarveṣāṃ kāmagāni syuḥ sarvalokātigāni ca sodyānavāpīkūpāni sapadmasaravanti ca //

Translation

For all who dwell there, they become places that grant every desired enjoyment and even surpass the delights of all worlds—endowed with pleasure-gardens, tanks, wells, and lakes filled with lotuses.

Word by Word

• सर्वेषाम्: for all (people)

• कामगानि: wish-fulfilling / granting desired pleasures

• स्युः: would be / become

• सर्वलोकातिगानि: surpassing (ati-) all worlds (sarva-loka)

• च: and

• स-उद्यान: with gardens/pleasure-groves

• वापी: tank/reservoir/step-tank

• कूपानि: wells

• स-पद्म: with lotuses

• सरवन्ति: lakes/ponds (sarāṃsi) / waters having lakes (sense: possessing lotus-filled ponds)

• च: and

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (Vishnu) addressing Vaivasvata Manu

Entities Mentioned

• Lord Matsya
• Vaivasvata Manu

Tags

• Vastu Shastra
• Urban planning
• Gardens
• Waterworks
• Merit of construction

FAQs

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

It does not describe Pralaya directly; instead, it highlights the superior, almost otherworldly rewards associated with creating or inhabiting well-appointed spaces featuring gardens and water-reservoirs.

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

It supports the dharmic duty of providing public welfare amenities—gardens, tanks, and wells—suggesting that such works bring prosperity and refined enjoyment to the community and elevate the realm’s quality of life.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The verse emphasizes Vastu-linked infrastructure: udvāna (gardens), vāpī (tanks), kūpa (wells), and lotus-ponds as auspicious, merit-generating features of an ideal built environment.