Shloka 66

Matsya Purana — Measures of Time: Caturyuga Computation

Devanagari script

भद्राणीमानि तेषां च विभाव्यन्ते महीक्षिताम् अत्यद्भुतानि चत्वारि बलं धर्मं सुखं धनम् //

Transliteration

bhadrāṇīmāni teṣāṃ ca vibhāvyante mahīkṣitām atyadbhutāni catvāri balaṃ dharmaṃ sukhaṃ dhanam //

Translation

For those kings, these auspicious excellences are discerned: four truly wondrous endowments—strength, dharma (righteousness), happiness, and wealth.

Word by Word

• भद्राणि (bhadrāṇi): auspicious qualities/excellences

• इमानि (imāni): these

• तेषाम् (teṣām): of them

• च (ca): and

• विभाव्यन्ते (vibhāvyante): are ascertained/are perceived/are distinguished

• महीक्षिताम् (mahīkṣitām): of earth-protectors, kings

• अत्यद्भुतानि (atyadbhutāni): exceedingly marvelous/wondrous

• चत्वारि (catvāri): four

• बलम् (balam): strength/power

• धर्मम् (dharmam): dharma/righteous order/justice

• सुखम् (sukham): happiness/well-being

• धनम् (dhanam): wealth/treasure/prosperity

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (Vishnu) instructing Vaivasvata Manu (contextual attribution within Matsya Purana’s royal-dharma discourse)

Entities Mentioned

• Mahikshit (Kings/Earth-protectors)
• Dharma

Tags

• Rajadharma
• Kingship
• Dharma
• Prosperity
• Auspicious signs

FAQs

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

This verse does not address Pralaya; it focuses on royal auspiciousness and the four core prosperities expected in righteous kingship.

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

It frames an ideal ruler’s success as fourfold: power (to protect), dharma (to govern justly), sukha (public and personal well-being), and dhana (resources to sustain the realm). The implication is that kingship must harmonize force with justice and welfare.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No explicit Vastu, temple-building, or ritual procedure is mentioned; the verse is a value-summary of royal prosperity rather than a technical architectural rule.