Shloka 12

Matsya Purana — Solar–Lunar Motions

Devanagari script

दिव्यस्य संनिवेशो वै साम्प्रतैरेव कृत्स्नशः शतार्धकोटिविस्तारा पृथिवी कृत्स्नशः स्मृता //

Transliteration

divyasya saṃniveśo vai sāmprataireva kṛtsnaśaḥ śatārdhakoṭivistārā pṛthivī kṛtsnaśaḥ smṛtā //

Translation

Indeed, the celestial arrangement is, even now, fully established by the people of the present age; and the entire Earth is traditionally remembered as having an expanse of one hundred and a half koṭis.

Word by Word

• divyasya: of the celestial (divine)

• saṃniveśaḥ: arrangement, disposition, ordering

• vai: indeed

• sāmprataiḥ: by those of the present time / contemporaries

• eva: even, indeed

• kṛtsnaśaḥ: entirely, in full

• śatārdha-koṭi-vistārā: having an extent of one hundred-and-a-half koṭis

• pṛthivī: the Earth

• kṛtsnaśaḥ: wholly, entirely

• smṛtā: is remembered / is stated in tradition

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (in instruction to Vaivasvata Manu)

Entities Mentioned

• Earth (Pṛthivī)

Tags

• Cosmography
• Measurements
• Bhū-vistāra
• Puranic Geography
• Vastuvidya

FAQs

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

This verse is not describing Pralaya directly; it presents a traditional cosmographic claim about the established (ordered) structure of the world and the remembered numerical extent of the Earth.

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

By emphasizing a fixed, knowable cosmic order and measurable Earth, it supports the Purāṇic ideal that rulers and householders should align governance, settlement, and daily life with established standards (pramāṇa) and inherited tradition (smṛti).

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The focus on saṃniveśa (ordered layout) and quantified extent echoes Vāstu thinking: correct planning depends on recognized measures and a coherent cosmic-geographic framework that guides proportional design.