Shloka 38

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Devanagari script

सदानेन विधानेन दीर्घायुरभवन्नरः संवत्सराणामयुतं शशास पृथिवीमिमाम् //

Transliteration

sadānena vidhānena dīrghāyurabhavannaraḥ saṃvatsarāṇāmayutaṃ śaśāsa pṛthivīmimām //

Translation

By constantly following this prescribed method, the man became long-lived, and he ruled this very earth for ten thousand years.

Word by Word

• sadā: always

• anena: by this

• vidhānena: by the prescribed procedure/ordinance

• dīrgha-āyuḥ: long-lived

• abhavat: became

• naraḥ: a man (the king/person in the narrative)

• saṃvatsarāṇām: of years

• ayutam: ten thousand

• śaśāsa: ruled/governed

• pṛthivīm: the earth

• imām: this (very).

Speaker

• Suta (narrator) / Purāṇic narrator (contextual narration of results of prescribed conduct)

Entities Mentioned

• Pṛthivī (Earth)

Tags

• Rajadharma
• Longevity
• Niyama
• Kingship
• Phalaśruti

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss Pralaya; it emphasizes the fruit (phala) of sustained observance—longevity and stable rule on earth.

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

It presents disciplined adherence to prescribed dharma as the foundation for long life and effective governance—implying that a ruler’s legitimacy and success rest on consistent observance of ordained conduct.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No specific Vastu or iconographic rule is stated; the verse functions as a results-statement (phalaśruti) that the prescribed ordinance, likely ritual-ethical in nature, yields longevity and prosperous rule.