Shloka 13

Matsya Purana — Planetary Chariots

Devanagari script

एते वै भ्राम्यमाणास्ते यथायोगं वहन्ति वै वाय याभिरदृश्याभिः प्रबद्धा वातरश्मिभिः //

Transliteration

ete vai bhrāmyamāṇāste yathāyogaṃ vahanti vai vāya yābhiradṛśyābhiḥ prabaddhā vātaraśmibhiḥ //

Translation

These beings, whirled about, are carried along according to their due condition; bound by invisible bonds—cords made of the wind—they are borne by the Wind.

Word by Word

• एते (ete): these

• वै (vai): indeed

• भ्राम्यमाणाः (bhrāmyamāṇāḥ): being whirled/turned about

• ते (te): they

• यथायोगम् (yathāyogam): according to fitness/according to their due allotment (karma-appropriateness)

• वहन्ति (vahanti): carry/transport

• वै (vai): indeed

• वायुः (vāyuḥ): the Wind (cosmic air)

• याभिः (yābhiḥ): by which

• अदृश्याभिः (adṛśyābhiḥ): invisible/unseen

• प्रबद्धाः (prabaddhāḥ): bound/fastened

• वात-रश्मिभिः (vāta-raśmibhiḥ): by wind-cords/wind-rays (bands of air).

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (Vishnu) speaking to Vaivasvata Manu (contextual attribution within the Pralaya discourse)

Entities Mentioned

• Vayu (Wind)

Tags

• Pralaya
• Karma
• Cosmic Winds
• Dissolution
• Metaphysics

FAQs

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

It depicts pralaya as a state where beings are helplessly whirled and transported by cosmic vāyu, as if tied by unseen wind-bonds, indicating dissolution is governed by impersonal cosmic forces aligned with karmic fitness (yathāyogam).

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

By stressing movement 'according to due condition' (yathāyogam), it implies ethical action matters: a king or householder should uphold dharma and right conduct so that one’s future course is not driven by blind compulsion but shaped by meritorious causes.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No direct Vāstu or ritual rule is stated; the takeaway is conceptual—ritual and dharmic discipline are portrayed as ways to align oneself with cosmic order, contrasted with being forcibly 'bound' and swept along during pralaya.