Shloka 61

Matsya Purana — Solar–Lunar Motions

Devanagari script

एतच्छतसहस्राणाम् एकत्रिंशत्तु वै स्मृतम् शतानि त्रीणि चान्यानि त्रयस्त्रिंशत्तथैव च //

Transliteration

etacchatasahasrāṇām ekatriṃśattu vai smṛtam śatāni trīṇi cānyāni trayastriṃśattathaiva ca //

Translation

Of these hundreds of thousands, tradition remembers the number as thirty-one; and in addition, three hundreds, and likewise thirty-three more.

Word by Word

• etat: this/these

• śata-sahasrāṇām: of hundreds of thousands (i.e., of a very large numerical total)

• ekatriṁśat: thirty-one

• tu: indeed

• vai: certainly/traditionally

• smṛtam: remembered/recorded in tradition

• śatāni: hundreds

• trīṇi: three

• ca: and

• anyāni: additional/other

• trayastriṁśat: thirty-three

• tathaiva: likewise/in the same manner

• ca: and

Speaker

• Sūta (Purāṇic narrator) recounting the traditional enumeration; framed within the Matsya Purāṇa’s discourse to Manu

Tags

• Purana
• Textual Enumeration
• Shloka Count
• Structure
• Tradition (Smriti)

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss Pralaya; it is a technical, tradition-based numerical statement about textual measure (counts such as groups of hundreds/thousands).

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

Directly, it does not prescribe dharma; indirectly, it supports dharmic study by indicating the Purāṇa’s traditional organization and remembered numerical measure used for recitation and transmission.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu/temple rule is stated here; the significance is archival/ritual-recensional—helping track the Purāṇa’s extent for proper pāṭha (recitation) and manuscript cataloging.