Shloka 63

Matsya Purana — Solar–Lunar Motions

Devanagari script

ते वक्ष्यामि प्रसंख्याय योजनैस्तु निबोधत एकैकमन्तरं तद्वद् युक्तान्येतानि सप्तभिः //

Transliteration

te vakṣyāmi prasaṃkhyāya yojanaistu nibodhata ekaikamantaraṃ tadvad yuktānyetāni saptabhiḥ //

Translation

I shall now state them by enumerating their measures in yojanas; understand with care. Each interval is to be taken one by one, and in the same manner these are to be joined in groups of seven.

Word by Word

• ते (te): those

• वक्ष्यामि (vakṣyāmi): I will explain/tell

• प्रसंख्याय (prasaṃkhyāya): by counting/enumerating precisely

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

• तु (tu): indeed/now

• निबोधत (nibodhata): understand (attentively)

• एकैकम् (ekaikam): each, one by one

• अन्तरम् (antaram): interval/gap/spacing

• तद्वत् (tadvat): likewise/in the same way

• युक्तानि (yuktāni): joined/arranged/connected

• एतानि (etāni): these

• सप्तभिः (saptabhiḥ): by sevens/in sets of seven.

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (teaching Vaivasvata Manu)

Entities Mentioned

• Lord Matsya
• Vaivasvata Manu
• Yojana
• Sevenfold grouping (saptabhiḥ)

Tags

• Vastuvidya
• Measurements
• Yojana
• Spatial planning
• Sevenfold scheme

FAQs

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

This verse is not about Pralaya; it introduces a technical enumeration of distances (in yojanas) and a method of arranging intervals, indicating a systematic, rule-based presentation rather than a cosmological flood narrative.

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

By emphasizing precise measurement and orderly arrangement, the verse supports the king’s and householder’s duty to plan settlements, roads, boundaries, and civic layouts according to established standards—key to governance, safety, and prosperity.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Its significance is methodological: it signals that the upcoming Vāstu/technical rules will be given as yojana-based intervals and organized in sevenfold sets, a common structuring device for planning standards and graded layouts.