Shloka 72

Matsya Purana — Division of Bhārata-varṣa

Devanagari script

देवलोकच्युताः सर्वे महारजतवाससः त्रयोदश सहस्राणि वर्षाणां ते नरोत्तमाः //

Transliteration

devalokacyutāḥ sarve mahārajatavāsasaḥ trayodaśa sahasrāṇi varṣāṇāṃ te narottamāḥ //

Translation

All of them—fallen from the world of the gods—clad in splendid, silvery-white garments, those best of men endure that state for thirteen thousand years.

Word by Word

• देवलोकच्युताः (devaloka-cyutāḥ): fallen from heaven/the divine realm

• सर्वे (sarve): all

• महा-रजत-वाससः (mahā-rajata-vāsasaḥ): wearing great silvery (radiant white) garments

• त्रयोदश (trayodaśa): thirteen

• सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi): thousands

• वर्षाणाम् (varṣāṇām): of years/years

• ते (te): they/those

• नरोत्तमाः (narottamāḥ): best of men/noble humans

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (in discourse to Vaivasvata Manu)

Entities Mentioned

• Devaloka (heavenly realm)

Tags

• Karmaphala
• Afterlife
• Devaloka
• Merit
• Cosmology

FAQs

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

This verse is not about Pralaya; it describes karmic consequence—beings exhausting merit and falling from Devaloka, with a stated duration of thirteen thousand years.

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

It reinforces the Matsya Purana’s ethic that heavenly reward is finite; kings and householders should pursue sustained dharma (charity, protection, truthfulness, ritual duty) rather than relying on temporary Svarga-merit.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vastu/temple-architecture rule is stated here; the verse instead functions as a karmic-cosmology note about Devaloka and the time-span of post-heaven experience.