Shloka 46

Matsya Purana — Solar–Lunar Motions

Devanagari script

नव कोट्यः प्रसंख्याता योजनैः परिमण्डलम् तथा शतसहस्राणि चत्वारिंशच्च पञ्च च //

Transliteration

nava koṭyaḥ prasaṃkhyātā yojanaiḥ parimaṇḍalam tathā śatasahasrāṇi catvāriṃśacca pañca ca //

Translation

Its circular circumference is reckoned as nine koṭis of yojanas, together with one hundred thousand and forty-five more.

Word by Word

• नव (nava): nine

• कोट्यः (koṭyaḥ): koṭis (ten-millions)

• प्रसंख्याता (prasaṃkhyātā): reckoned, calculated

• योजनैः (yojanaiḥ): in yojanas (a traditional unit of distance)

• परिमण्डलम् (parimaṇḍalam): the circumference/circular extent

• तथा (tathā): and also

• शतसहस्राणि (śatasahasrāṇi): one hundred thousand

• चत्वारिंशत् (catvāriṃśat): forty

• च (ca): and

• पञ्च (pañca): five

• च (ca): also

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (teaching Vaivasvata Manu)

Entities Mentioned

• Lord Matsya
• Vaivasvata Manu
• Earth (Bhū)

Tags

• Cosmography
• Bhuvana-Kosha
• Sacred Geography
• Yojana Measures
• Puranic Astronomy

FAQs

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

This verse is not describing Pralaya; it presents a cosmographical measurement—stating the Earth’s circular extent (parimaṇḍala) in yojanas as part of the Purana’s mapped universe.

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

Indirectly, such cosmographical knowledge supports the Purana’s ideal of a learned ruler/householder who understands sacred geography for pilgrimage, calendrical rites, and governance aligned with dharma.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

While not a Vāstu rule itself, the emphasis on precise measure (pramāṇa) reflects the same Purāṇic mindset used in Vāstu and temple planning—accurate dimensions and proportional order are treated as ritually meaningful.