Shloka 57

Matsya Purana — Kailasa

Devanagari script

इन्द्रद्वीपसमीपे तु प्रविष्टा लवणोदधिम् ततस्तु पावनी प्रायात् प्राचीमाशां जवेन तु //

Transliteration

indradvīpasamīpe tu praviṣṭā lavaṇodadhim tatastu pāvanī prāyāt prācīmāśāṃ javena tu //

Translation

Near Indradvīpa it entered the salt ocean; thereafter the river Pāvanī swiftly proceeded toward the eastern quarter.

Word by Word

• इन्द्रद्वीपसमीपे: near Indradvīpa

• तु: indeed/then

• प्रविष्टा: entered

• लवण-उदधिम्: the salt ocean (sea)

• ततः: thereafter

• तु: then

• पावनी: (the river) Pāvanī

• प्रायात्: went/proceeded

• प्राचीम् आशाम्: the eastern direction/quarter

• जवेन: swiftly/with speed

• तु: indeed.

Speaker

• Sūta (narrator) reporting the Matsya Purana’s sacred-geography account

Entities Mentioned

• Indradvīpa
• Pāvanī
• Lavaṇodadhi (salt ocean)

Tags

• Sacred Geography
• Rivers
• Tirtha
• Bhugola
• Ocean

FAQs

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

It does not describe Pralaya directly; it belongs to cosmography/sacred geography, mapping how a named river (Pāvanī) connects to the salt ocean and then moves eastward.

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

Indirectly, it supports dharmic life through tīrtha-awareness: kings and householders are encouraged in Purāṇic tradition to protect waterways and to undertake regulated pilgrimage and ritual bathing at sacred rivers and coasts.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Ritually, it situates a sacred river’s confluence with the sea—typical sites for snāna, tarpaṇa, and tīrtha-observances; such geography also guides temple/tīrtha placement near river mouths and coastal sacred zones.