Shloka 27
Matsya Purana — Dynastic Genealogies: Paurava–Anu Lines
संग्रामे चाप्यजेयत्वं धर्मे चैवोत्तमा मतिः त्रैकाल्यदर्शनं चैव प्राधान्यं प्रसवे तथा //
saṃgrāme cāpyajeyatvaṃ dharme caivottamā matiḥ traikālyadarśanaṃ caiva prādhānyaṃ prasave tathā //
In battle there is also invincibility; in matters of dharma, an excellent and upright understanding; the ability to perceive the three times—past, present, and future; and likewise preeminence in progeny and childbirth.
FAQs
This verse does not address pralaya; it lists auspicious endowments—victory in war, superior dharmic judgment, insight into the three times, and eminence in progeny.
For a king, it highlights martial success guided by dharma and clear judgment; for a householder, it emphasizes ethical discernment and the prosperity of lineage (progeny) as signs of well-ordered life.
No explicit Vāstu or temple-ritual rule appears here; the verse is about personal qualities (lakṣaṇas) and capacities rather than architectural prescriptions.