Shloka 15

Matsya Purana — Dhruva as Cosmic Pivot: Motions of Sun–Moon–Planets

Devanagari script

वाय्वाधारा वहन्ते वै सामृताः कल्पसाधकाः यान्यस्याण्डस्य भिन्नस्य प्राकृतान्यभवंस्तदा //

Transliteration

vāyvādhārā vahante vai sāmṛtāḥ kalpasādhakāḥ yānyasyāṇḍasya bhinnasya prākṛtānyabhavaṃstadā //

Translation

Supported by the Wind, they indeed move—endowed with a nectar-like sustaining power, accomplishing the ordering of an aeon (kalpa). At that time, from the splitting of this cosmic Egg, those primordial (prākṛta) constituents came into manifestation.

Word by Word

• vāyu-ādhārāḥ: supported by the Wind (cosmic Vāyu)

• vahante: they carry/flow/move

• vai: indeed

• sa-amṛtāḥ: possessing amṛta, nectar-like sustaining essence (immortalizing potency)

• kalpa-sādhakāḥ: effecting/bringing about the kalpa, establishing cosmic order for an aeon

• yāni: which/those (things)

• asya: of this

• aṇḍasya: of the Egg (brahmāṇḍa, cosmic egg)

• bhinnasya: split/opened

• prākṛtāni: primordial, of Prakṛti (material nature)

• abhavan: came to be/arose

• tadā: then/at that time

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (Vishnu) speaking to Vaivasvata Manu (cosmology discourse context)

Entities Mentioned

• Vāyu (cosmic Wind)
• Brahmāṇḍa (Cosmic Egg)
• Prakṛti (primordial Nature)
• Kalpa (aeon)

Tags

• Sarga
• Pralaya
• Cosmology
• Brahmanda
• Kalpa

FAQs

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

It frames creation as an emergence of prākṛta (primordial material) constituents when the cosmic Egg (brahmāṇḍa) splits, with Vāyu functioning as a sustaining support that helps the kalpa’s ordered manifestation proceed.

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

Indirectly, it presents a model of stability-through-support: just as Vāyu upholds cosmic functioning, a king upholds social order (dharma) and a householder upholds family and ritual continuity—each acting as a ‘support’ enabling orderly cycles rather than chaos.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No direct Vāstu or temple rule is stated, but the verse’s emphasis on ‘support’ (ādhāra) and ordered manifestation (kalpa-sādhana) aligns with Vāstu’s core idea: stable supports and correct arrangement are required for a structure (or rite) to remain life-sustaining and auspicious.