Shloka 59

Matsya Purana — Paurava Genealogy

Devanagari script

न स्थास्यतीह दुर्बुद्धे तवैतद्वचनं भुवि यावत्स्थास्यसि त्वं लोके तावदेव प्रपत्स्यति //

Transliteration

na sthāsyatīha durbuddhe tavaitadvacanaṃ bhuvi yāvatsthāsyasi tvaṃ loke tāvadeva prapatsyati //

Translation

O evil-minded one, this statement of yours will not endure on earth; it will hold only so long as you yourself remain in the world—and then it will collapse.

Word by Word

• na: not

• sthāsyati: will stand/endure

• iha: here (in this world)

• durbuddhe: O one of wicked/poor intellect

• tava: your

• etat: this

• vacanam: word/speech/claim

• bhuvi: on earth

• yāvat: as long as

• sthāsyasi: you will remain/stand

• tvam: you

• loke: in the world

• tāvat eva: only that long

• prapatsyati: will fall down, perish, come to ruin

Speaker

• Likely a senior authority figure in the narrative (didactic rebuke within Matsya Purana’s dialogue framework; commonly attributed to Lord Matsya’s instructive voice)

Tags

• Dharma
• Niti
• Speech
• Consequences
• Impermanence

FAQs

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

It does not describe cosmic Pralaya directly; it uses the idea of collapse (prapatsyati) to stress the impermanence of a wicked person’s claim—its ‘end’ arrives with the doer’s downfall.

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

It warns that bad advice and deceitful speech are unstable foundations for rule or household life; a king should test counsel and character, and a householder should avoid harmful, manipulative words that inevitably ruin trust.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vastu or ritual procedure is stated; the takeaway is ethical—speech and intention must be sound, because unstable (adharmic) foundations ‘collapse,’ a principle often applied metaphorically even when discussing stable construction or proper rites elsewhere in the Matsya Purana.