Shloka 104

Matsya Purana — Solar–Lunar Motions

Devanagari script

लोकसंव्यवहारार्थं भूतारम्भकृतेन च इच्छाद्वेषरताच्चैव मैथुनोपगमाच्च वै //

Transliteration

lokasaṃvyavahārārthaṃ bhūtārambhakṛtena ca icchādveṣaratāccaiva maithunopagamācca vai //

Translation

For the sake of worldly dealings, and because beings are set into activity, and also due to attachment to desire and aversion, and indeed due to the pursuit of sexual union.

Word by Word

• loka: the world/people

• saṃvyavahāra: practical dealings/social transactions

• artham: for the purpose of

• bhūta: beings/creatures

• ārambha-kṛtena: by the cause of initiating activity/undertaking

• ca: and

• icchā: desire/wish

• dveṣa: aversion/hatred

• ratā: addicted/attached

• ca eva: and indeed

• maithuna: sexual union

• upagama: approach/pursuit

• ca: and

• vai: indeed/certainly

Speaker

• Likely Lord Matsya (teaching discourse to Vaivasvata Manu)

Entities Mentioned

• Loka
• Bhūtas
• Icchā
• Dveṣa
• Maithuna

Tags

• Dharma
• Grihastha
• Ethics
• Desire
• Social order

FAQs

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

This verse is not describing Pralaya directly; it explains the drivers of worldly life—social interaction and action—arising from the activation of beings and from desire, aversion, and sexual pursuit.

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

It frames the ethical problem a king or householder must govern: society runs on transactions and impulses, but dharma requires regulating icchā (craving), dveṣa (hostility), and maithuna (sexual conduct) so that social order (lokasaṃvyavahāra) remains stable and righteous.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or temple-building rule is stated here; the verse is psychological-ethical, pointing to desire/aversion and sexuality as forces that shape social behavior, which ritual discipline may aim to purify or restrain.