Shloka 21

Matsya Purana — Genealogy from Budha to Purūravas and Yayāti; Raji’s war episode; the Paurava...

Devanagari script

शतशो वृद्धिमायातु न नाशं भुवि यास्यति इत्युक्त्वान्तर्दधुः सर्वे राजा राज्यं तदन्वभूत् //

Transliteration

śataśo vṛddhimāyātu na nāśaṃ bhuvi yāsyati ityuktvāntardadhuḥ sarve rājā rājyaṃ tadanvabhūt //

Translation

Saying, “May it increase a hundredfold; it shall not come to ruin upon the earth,” they all disappeared. Thereafter the king indeed enjoyed and governed that kingdom.

Word by Word

• śataśaḥ: a hundredfold, in hundreds

• vṛddhim: growth, prosperity, increase

• āyātu: may it attain/come to

• na: not

• nāśam: destruction, ruin

• bhuvi: on earth

• yāsyati: will go/come to (i.e., meet with)

• iti: thus

• uktvā: having said

• antardadhuḥ: vanished, became invisible

• sarve: all (of them)

• rājā: the king

• rājyam: the kingdom, sovereignty

• tat: that

• anvabhūt: experienced, enjoyed, came to possess/ruled.

Speaker

• Narrator (Purāṇic narration describing the boon and its result; the blessing itself is uttered by divine/august beings present in the episode)

Entities Mentioned

• Rājā (the king)

Tags

• Rajadharma
• Boons
• Prosperity
• Kingdom
• Protection

FAQs

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

It does not describe Pralaya directly; instead, it presents a protective blessing that the kingdom will “not go to ruin on earth,” emphasizing continuity and preservation rather than dissolution.

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

The verse frames kingship as sustained by dharmic protection and auspicious sanction: after receiving a blessing of increase and non-destruction, the king “enjoys/possesses” the realm—implying stable rule, responsible governance, and the rightful fruition of sovereignty.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No explicit Vāstu or ritual procedure is stated; the ritual significance is indirect—an auspicious benediction (āśīrvāda) that functions as a consecratory assurance of prosperity and protection for the realm.