Shloka 22

Matsya Purana — Lineage of the Pitṛs

Devanagari script

मदंशेनाङ्गना षष्टिर् भविष्यन्त्यङ्गजास्तव मत्संनिधौ तपः कुर्वन् प्राप्स्यसे योगमुत्तमम् //

Transliteration

madaṃśenāṅganā ṣaṣṭir bhaviṣyantyaṅgajāstava matsaṃnidhau tapaḥ kurvan prāpsyase yogamuttamam //

Translation

By a portion of my own power, sixty maidens shall become the mothers of your sons. And by performing austerities in my very presence, you will attain the highest Yoga.

Word by Word

• mad-aṃśena: by a portion of me / by my partial power

• aṅganāḥ: maidens, women

• ṣaṣṭiḥ: sixty

• bhaviṣyanti: will become / will come to be

• aṅga-jāḥ: born from the limbs, offspring (sons/children)

• tava: your

• matsaṃnidhau: in my proximity/presence (near Matsya)

• tapaḥ: austerity, ascetic discipline

• kurvan: doing, performing

• prāpsyase: you will attain

• yogam: Yoga (spiritual union/discipline)

• uttamam: supreme, highest.

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (Vishnu as the Fish Incarnation)

Entities Mentioned

• Matsya
• Lord Vishnu (implied by 'mad-aṃśa')

Tags

• Pralaya
• Matsya-Avatara
• Tapas
• Yoga
• Boons

FAQs

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

It reflects the Pralaya-era divine guidance motif: in the midst of cosmic crisis, Lord Matsya grants both worldly continuity (progeny) and the transcendent goal (uttama-yoga) through disciplined tapas in the Lord’s presence.

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

It joins two householder-kingly aims praised in Purāṇic ethics—ensuring lineage (offspring) and pursuing spiritual discipline—showing that governance and family life are to be supported by tapas and devotion leading toward yoga.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No explicit Vāstu or temple-building rule appears in this verse; its ritual takeaway is the efficacy of tapas performed in divine proximity (sannidhi), a common Purāṇic principle behind pilgrimage, temple worship, and consecrated-space observances.