Shloka 65

Matsya Purana — Narasimha’s Victory over Hiraṇyakaśipu and the Catalogue of Apocalyptic Omens

Devanagari script

सुवर्णप्रकटं चैव सुवर्णाकरमण्डितम् महानदं च लौहित्यं शैलकाननशोभितम् //

Transliteration

suvarṇaprakaṭaṃ caiva suvarṇākaramaṇḍitam mahānadaṃ ca lauhityaṃ śailakānanaśobhitam //

Translation

He also described Suvarṇaprakaṭa, adorned with mines of gold; and the great river Lauhitya, made splendid by its mountains and forest-groves.

Word by Word

• suvarṇa: gold

• prakaṭam: manifest/renowned (as a place)

• ca eva: and indeed

• suvarṇākara: gold-mine/gold-deposit

• maṇḍitam: adorned/ornamented

• mahā-nadam: great river

• ca: and

• lauhityam: Lauhitya (the Brahmaputra river, lit. ‘reddish’)

• śaila: mountain

• kānana: forest/grove

• śobhitam: beautified/adorned

Speaker

• Suta (narrator) reporting the Purāṇic description within Matsya Purana’s sacred-geography section

Entities Mentioned

• Suvarṇaprakaṭa
• Suvarṇākara (gold mines)
• Lauhitya (Brahmaputra)

Tags

• Tirtha
• Sacred Geography
• Rivers
• Pilgrimage
• Landscape

FAQs

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

This verse is not about Pralaya; it belongs to sacred-geography praise, highlighting rivers and regions as enduring, sanctified features of the world.

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

Indirectly, it supports dharma through tirtha-oriented life: householders and rulers are encouraged in the Purāṇas to honor sacred rivers/regions via pilgrimage, protection of natural sites, and patronage of holy places.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No explicit Vāstu rule is stated, but the verse frames riverine and mountain-forest settings as auspicious; such descriptions commonly guide where temples, tīrthas, and ritual bathing-ghāṭas are ideally situated.