Shloka 100
Matsya Purana — Solar–Lunar Motions
चलितं ते पुनर्धर्मं स्थापयन्ति युगे युगे संतप्ततपसा चैव मर्यादाभिः श्रुतेन च //
calitaṃ te punardharmaṃ sthāpayanti yuge yuge saṃtaptatapasā caiva maryādābhiḥ śrutena ca //
Whenever dharma becomes unsettled, they re-establish it again and again in every age—by rigorous austerity, by the boundaries of right conduct, and by the authority of Śruti (revealed scripture).
FAQs
It does not describe pralaya directly; it teaches a recurring pattern across yugas: when dharma declines, it is restored through tapas, moral boundaries (maryādā), and Vedic revelation (śruti).
It implies that rulers and householders should stabilize society by supporting śruti-based norms, enforcing maryādā (lawful limits and ethical discipline), and honoring tapas—i.e., self-restraint and religious observance—as instruments for restoring dharma when it wavers.
No specific Vāstu or iconographic rule appears here; the ritual takeaway is that śruti-authority and disciplined practice (tapas, maryādā) are presented as the legitimizing foundations for correct rites and social-religious order.