Shloka 30

Matsya Purana — Division of Bhārata-varṣa

Devanagari script

कृतमाला ताम्रपर्णी पुष्पजा ह्युत्पलावती मलयप्रसूता नद्यस् ताः सर्वाः शीतजलाः शुभाः //

Transliteration

kṛtamālā tāmraparṇī puṣpajā hyutpalāvatī malayaprasūtā nadyas tāḥ sarvāḥ śītajalāḥ śubhāḥ //

Translation

The rivers Kṛtamālā, Tāmraparṇī, Puṣpajā, and Utpalāvatī—arising from the Malaya mountain—are all auspicious, bearing cool and refreshing waters.

Word by Word

• कृतमाला (kṛtamālā): the river Kṛtamālā

• ताम्रपर्णी (tāmraparṇī): the river Tāmraparṇī

• पुष्पजा (puṣpajā): the river Puṣpajā

• हि (hi): indeed

• उत्पलावती (utpalāvatī): the river Utpalāvatī ("lotus-rich")

• मलय-प्रसूता (malaya-prasūtā): born from / originating in the Malaya (mountain)

• नद्यः (nadyaḥ): rivers

• ताः (tāḥ): those

• सर्वाः (sarvāḥ): all

• शीत-जलाः (śīta-jalāḥ): having cool water

• शुभाः (śubhāḥ): auspicious, beneficent.

Speaker

• Suta Goswami (narrating the Matsya Purana tradition)

Entities Mentioned

• Krtamala
• Tamraparni
• Puspaja
• Utpalavati
• Malaya mountain

Tags

• Sacred Geography
• Rivers
• Tirtha
• Bhuvanakosha
• South India

FAQs

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

This verse is not about Pralaya; it belongs to the Matsya Purana’s sacred-geography material, praising specific rivers as auspicious and cool-watered.

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

Indirectly, it supports dharmic life by identifying pure, auspicious rivers suitable for bathing, pilgrimage, and ritual purity—practices recommended for householders and patrons (including kings) who sponsor tirtha-visits and rites.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Ritually, the emphasis on “cool, auspicious waters” points to these rivers as appropriate sources for snāna (sacred bathing) and for collecting water used in pūjā and consecrations (abhisheka), though no explicit Vastu rule is stated.