Shloka 69

Matsya Purana — Kailasa

Devanagari script

सरसस्तु सरस्त्वेतत् स्मृतमुत्तरमानसम् मृग्या च मृगकान्ता च तस्माद् द्वे सम्प्रसूयताम् //

Transliteration

sarasastu sarastvetat smṛtamuttaramānasam mṛgyā ca mṛgakāntā ca tasmād dve samprasūyatām //

Translation

This lake, born from the lake (Saras), is remembered as Uttara-Mānasa. And from it, the two—Mṛgyā and Mṛgakāntā—are said to arise.

Word by Word

• sarasas: from the lake (Saras)

• tu: indeed/and

• saras: a lake

• tv etat: this indeed

• smṛtam: is remembered/known

• uttara-mānasam: (as) Uttara-Mānasa (name of the sacred lake)

• mṛgyā: Mṛgyā (proper name)

• ca: and

• mṛga-kāntā: Mṛgakāntā (proper name)

• ca: and

• tasmāt: from that/therefore

• dve: two

• samprasūyatām: are born/come forth/are produced

Speaker

• Suta (narrator) recounting the Matsya Purana’s sacred-geography account (dialogue ultimately framed within Matsya’s teaching to Manu)

Entities Mentioned

• Uttara-Manasa
• Saras
• Mṛgyā
• Mṛgakāntā

Tags

• Tirtha
• Sacred Lakes
• Mahatmya
• Pilgrimage
• Puranic Geography

FAQs

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

It does not describe Pralaya directly; it records a sacred-geography origin statement—naming Uttara-Mānasa and noting that two named entities (Mṛgyā and Mṛgakāntā) arise from it.

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

Indirectly, it supports the Purāṇic ethic of tīrtha-yātrā and reverence for sacred places—duties often recommended for householders and rulers as acts of merit and protection of dharma.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No explicit Vāstu or temple-building rule appears here; the ritual takeaway is the identification of a specific tīrtha (Uttara-Mānasa), which would guide pilgrimage, bathing, and associated rites performed at named sacred waters.