Shloka 12

Matsya Purana — Emergence of Brahmā from the Golden Lotus and the Lotus-Form Earth

Devanagari script

यान्यधोभागपर्णानि ते निवासास्तु भागशः दैत्यानामुरगाणां च पतङ्गानां च पार्थिव //

Transliteration

yānyadhobhāgaparṇāni te nivāsāstu bhāgaśaḥ daityānāmuragāṇāṃ ca pataṅgānāṃ ca pārthiva //

Translation

O king, those portions lying in the lower divisions are, in due allotment, the dwelling-places of the Daityas, the serpents, and the winged creatures.

Word by Word

• yāni: which (places/parts)

• adho-bhāga: lower portion/division

• parṇāni: leaves/petals/segments (i.e., the ‘leaf-like’ divisions of the plan/maṇḍala)

• te: those

• nivāsāḥ: dwelling-places

• tu: indeed

• bhāgaśaḥ: according to shares/in proper allotment

• daityānām: of the Daityas (a class of Asuras)

• uragāṇām: of serpents/reptilian beings

• ca: and

• pataṅgānām: of flying creatures (birds/insects)

• ca: and

• pārthiva: O king/earth-ruler.

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (instructing the king/Manu in Vāstuvidyā context)

Entities Mentioned

• Daityas
• Uragas (serpents)
• Pataṅgas (flying creatures)
• Pārthiva (the king)

Tags

• Vastu Shastra
• Zoning
• Cosmology
• Matsya Purana
• Site Planning

FAQs

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

It does not describe Pralaya directly; it reflects a Puranic cosmological mapping where different classes of beings are assigned specific zones, implying an ordered universe that Vāstu planning symbolically mirrors.

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

It frames the king’s duty to found and regulate settlements according to śāstric zoning—maintaining harmony by placing functions and spaces in their proper divisions rather than randomly.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Architecturally, it indicates that the ‘lower portions’ of the vāstu layout (the leaf/segment-like divisions of the plan) are designated zones—an early zoning principle used in Vāstu-Śāstra to assign appropriate occupants and influences to specific parts of a site.