Shloka 66

Matsya Purana — Hiranyakashipu’s Boons

Devanagari script

लताश्च विविधाकाराः पत्रपुष्पफलोपगाः एते चान्ये च बहवस् तत्र काननजा द्रुमाः //

Transliteration

latāśca vividhākārāḥ patrapuṣpaphalopagāḥ ete cānye ca bahavas tatra kānanajā drumāḥ //

Translation

And there are creepers of many kinds, endowed with leaves, flowers, and fruits; these and many other trees born of the forest are found there in that woodland-grove.

Word by Word

• latāḥ: creepers, vines

• ca: and

• vividhākārāḥ: of various forms, many-shaped

• patra: leaves

• puṣpa: flowers

• phala: fruits

• upagāḥ: possessing, endowed with

• ete: these

• ca: and

• anye: others

• ca: and

• bahavaḥ: many

• tatra: there, in that place

• kānanajāḥ: born in the forest, woodland-grown

• drumāḥ: trees

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (in instruction to Vaivasvata Manu, within the Matsya Purana’s architectural/garden-planning discourse)

Tags

• Matsya Purana Vastu Shastra tips
• Sacred grove
• Garden planning
• Temple landscaping
• Vastuvidya

FAQs

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

This verse is not about Pralaya; it describes the presence of diverse vines and forest-born trees in a sacred woodland setting, aligning more with Vastuvidya and auspicious landscape description.

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

It supports the duty of maintaining auspicious, life-sustaining surroundings—planting and preserving fruit-, flower-, and shade-giving vegetation—an ideal linked to public welfare, merit (puṇya), and orderly settlement planning.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The verse functions as a Vastu-aligned landscaping cue: sacred precincts and groves are ideally furnished with varied creepers and productive vegetation (leaves, flowers, fruits), enhancing sanctity, beauty, and ritual utility (offerings).