Shloka 34

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

Devanagari script

ततो वर्षति षण्मासान् सर्वभूतविवृद्धये वायुभिः स्तनितं चैव विद्युतस्त्वग्निजाः स्मृताः //

Transliteration

tato varṣati ṣaṇmāsān sarvabhūtavivṛddhaye vāyubhiḥ stanitaṃ caiva vidyutastvagnijāḥ smṛtāḥ //

Translation

Thereafter it rains for six months, for the growth and flourishing of all beings. Thunder is caused by the winds, and lightning is remembered to be born of fire.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: thereafter

• varṣati: it rains

• ṣaṇ-māsān: for six months

• sarva-bhūta-vivṛddhaye: for the increase/growth of all beings

• vāyubhiḥ: by the winds

• stanitam: thunder (the rumbling sound)

• ca eva: and indeed

• vidyutāḥ: lightning

• tu: but/indeed

• agni-jāḥ: born from fire

• smṛtāḥ: are said/remembered (in tradition)

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (teaching Vaivasvata Manu)

Entities Mentioned

• Vayu (Wind)
• Agni (Fire)

Tags

• Cosmology
• Rain-cycle
• Elements
• Prakriti
• Puranic science

FAQs

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

It describes the sustaining phase of the cosmic order—six months of rain that nourishes beings—rather than dissolution; it explains how elemental forces (wind and fire) manifest as thunder and lightning within the ordered world.

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

By highlighting that rainfall sustains all life, it implies a king’s duty to protect agriculture and water-resources, and a householder’s duty to align livelihood, sowing, and rituals with seasonal rhythms that support communal welfare.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Indirectly, it supports Vastu/ritual timing: construction, consecrations, and fire-rituals are traditionally scheduled with seasonal awareness, and the verse’s elemental mapping (Vayu–thunder, Agni–lightning) underlies ritual cosmology used in temple and yajña symbolism.