Shloka 12

Matsya Purana — Prologue to the Matsya Purana and the Manu–Pralaya Rescue Narrative

Devanagari script

मलयस्यैकदेशे तु सर्वात्मगुणसंयुतः समदुःखसुखो वीरः प्राप्तवान् योगम् उत्तमम् //

Transliteration

malayasyaikadeśe tu sarvātmaguṇasaṃyutaḥ samaduḥkhasukho vīraḥ prāptavān yogam uttamam //

Translation

In a certain region of the Malaya mountains, that heroic one—endowed with every noble quality and even-minded in sorrow and happiness—attained the highest Yoga.

Word by Word

• मलयस्य (malayasya): of Malaya (the Malaya mountains/region)

• एकदेशे (ekadeśe): in one part/region

• तु (tu): indeed/and

• सर्वात्मगुण-संयुतः (sarvātmaguṇa-saṃyutaḥ): endowed with all virtues of the self/with every noble quality

• सम-दुःख-सुखः (sama-duḥkha-sukhaḥ): equal in pain and pleasure, equanimous

• वीरः (vīraḥ): the hero, valiant one

• प्राप्तवान् (prāptavān): attained/obtained

• योगम् (yogam): Yoga, spiritual discipline/union

• उत्तमम् (uttamam): supreme, highest.

Speaker

• Suta (narrator) / Purāṇic narrator (contextual attribution for Matsya Purana opening narration)

Entities Mentioned

• Malaya (mountain/region)
• Yoga

Tags

• Yoga
• Equanimity
• Virtues
• Origins
• Matsya Purana narrative

FAQs

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

This verse does not describe Pralaya directly; it establishes the spiritual qualification—equanimity and virtue—by which a hero attains supreme Yoga, a mindset later crucial for facing cosmic upheavals like the Flood narrative.

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

It highlights a core dharmic ideal: steadiness in success and failure (sorrow and happiness). For kings and householders, this supports just governance and disciplined living—acting from virtue rather than emotional extremes.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or ritual procedure is specified here; the significance is preparatory—inner fitness (guṇa, sama-bhāva) that underlies effective performance of rites and responsible application of later Matsya Purana Vāstu Śāstra instructions.