Shloka 10

Matsya Purana — Origin of Soma

Devanagari script

आरोप्य लोकमनयद् आत्मीयं स पितामह तत्र ब्रह्मर्षिभिः प्रोक्तम् अस्मत्स्वामी भवत्वयम् //

Transliteration

āropya lokamanayad ātmīyaṃ sa pitāmaha tatra brahmarṣibhiḥ proktam asmatsvāmī bhavatvayam //

Translation

Having installed him, that Grandfather (Pitāmaha) led him to his own realm; there the great seers (brahmarṣis) declared, “May he be our lord and master.”

Word by Word

• āropya: having placed/installed

• lokam: to the world/realm

• anayad: led/conducted

• ātmīyam: his own (domain/realm)

• saḥ: he

• pitāmahaḥ: the Grandfather (typically Brahmā/primordial patriarch)

• tatra: there

• brahmarṣibhiḥ: by the brahmarṣis (great seers)

• proktam: was said/declared

• asmat-svāmī: our lord/master

• bhavatu: may he be

• ayam: this one/he

Speaker

• Sūta (narrative voice within the Matsya Purana’s discourse tradition)

Entities Mentioned

• Pitāmaha (Brahmā / primordial patriarch)
• Brahmarṣis (great seers)

Tags

• Manvantara
• Kingship
• Legitimacy
• Rishis
• Dharma

FAQs

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

This verse does not describe Pralaya directly; it highlights post-crisis social order—how authority is (re)established through Pitāmaha’s placement and the seers’ public recognition.

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

It presents a Puranic ideal of kingship: rulership is not merely inherited or seized but affirmed by brahmarṣis, implying the king must govern in alignment with dharma and the counsel of sages.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No explicit Vāstu or ritual procedure is stated; the closest ‘ritual’ element is the formal acclamation/installation motif, a social-sacral act that legitimizes rule.