Shloka 41

Matsya Purana — Hiranyakashipu’s Boons

Devanagari script

अन्तःसलिलसंयुक्तां विहितां विश्वकर्मणा दिव्यरत्नमयैर्वृक्षैः फलपुष्पप्रदैर्युताम् //

Transliteration

antaḥsalilasaṃyuktāṃ vihitāṃ viśvakarmaṇā divyaratnamayairvṛkṣaiḥ phalapuṣpapradairyutām //

Translation

Fashioned by Viśvakarman, it was provided with inner water-channels (or pools) and adorned with divine jewel-like trees, bearing and bestowing fruits and blossoms.

Word by Word

• अन्तः (antaḥ): within, inner

• सलिल (salila): water

• संयुक्ताम् (saṃyuktām): joined with, furnished with

• विहिताम् (vihitām): arranged, constructed, ordained

• विश्वकर्मणा (viśvakarmaṇā): by Viśvakarman (the divine architect)

• दिव्य (divya): divine, celestial

• रत्नमयैः (ratnamayaiḥ): made of jewels, jewel-like

• वृक्षैः (vṛkṣaiḥ): with trees

• फल (phala): fruit

• पुष्प (puṣpa): flower

• प्रदैः (pradaiḥ): giving, bestowing

• युताम् (yutām): endowed with, accompanied by.

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (Vishnu) speaking to Vaivasvata Manu (contextual attribution for the Matsya Purana’s instructional narrative)

Entities Mentioned

• Viśvakarman

Tags

• Vastu Shastra
• Puranic Architecture
• Divine City
• Sacred Waterworks
• Iconography-Adjacent

FAQs

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

This verse is not about Pralaya; it describes divine construction—an ideal, auspicious built environment with integrated water and abundance-bearing trees.

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

It reflects the ideal of welfare-oriented planning: providing water infrastructure and fertile, life-supporting groves—an implicit model for a king’s civic works and a householder’s auspicious, life-sustaining homestead.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The key Vāstu cue is “inner water” (tanks/channels) within the complex, paired with auspicious gardens; such features signify prosperity, cooling, purity, and ritual readiness in Puranic sacred architecture.