Shloka 39

Matsya Purana — Hiranyakashipu’s Boons

Devanagari script

विस्तीर्णां योजनशतं शतमध्यर्धमायताम् वैहायसीं कामगमां पञ्चयोजनविस्तृताम् //

Transliteration

vistīrṇāṃ yojanaśataṃ śatamadhyardhamāyatām vaihāyasīṃ kāmagamāṃ pañcayojanavistṛtām //

Translation

It was spread to a breadth of one hundred yojanas, and its length was a hundred and a half; it was a celestial sky-moving craft, able to go wherever one willed, and had a breadth of five yojanas (in its defined span).

Word by Word

• विस्तीर्णाम् (vistīrṇām): widely spread, broad

• योजनशतम् (yojanaśatam): one hundred yojanas

• शतमध्यर्धम् (śatamadhyardham): a hundred and a half (150)

• आयताम् (āyatām): extended in length

• वैहायसीम् (vaihāyasīm): moving in the sky, aerial/celestial

• कामगमाम् (kāmagamām): going at will, wish-moving

• पञ्चयोजनविस्तृताम् (pañcayojanavistṛtām): having a breadth/extent of five yojanas

Speaker

• Likely Sūta (narrator) relaying the Matsya Purāṇa’s architectural/cosmographic description (dialogue context not explicit in this single verse)

Tags

• Vastu Shastra
• Vimana
• Prasada
• Sacred Measurements
• Puranic Cosmography

FAQs

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

This verse does not describe Pralaya directly; it focuses on a celestial, wish-moving aerial structure and its vast measurements, reflecting Purāṇic cosmographic scale rather than dissolution.

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

Indirectly, it models ideals of ordered planning and resource-command implied by grand constructions; in Purāṇic ethics, such scale is typically associated with divine or royal capability guided by dharma and proper counsel.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

It preserves technical vocabulary of vāstu-style description—dimensions (yojana), proportion (breadth/length), and the special category “vaihāyasī/kāmagamā” (sky-moving, wish-directed), useful for interpreting Purāṇic vimāna/prāsāda typologies.