Shloka 7

Matsya Purana — Solar–Lunar Motions

Devanagari script

नवयोजनसाहस्रो विस्तारो मण्डलस्य तु विस्तारात्त्रिगुणश्चापि परिणाहो ऽत्र मण्डले //

Transliteration

navayojanasāhasro vistāro maṇḍalasya tu vistārāttriguṇaścāpi pariṇāho 'tra maṇḍale //

Translation

The breadth of the maṇḍala is said to be nine thousand yojanas; and in this maṇḍala, its circumference is three times its breadth.

Word by Word

• नव (nava): nine

• योजन (yojana): yojana (a measure of distance)

• साहस्रः (sāhasraḥ): thousand

• विस्तारः (vistāraḥ): breadth/extent

• मण्डलस्य (maṇḍalasya): of the maṇḍala (sacred plan/circle)

• तु (tu): indeed

• विस्तारात् (vistārāt): from/with reference to the breadth

• त्रिगुणः (triguṇaḥ): threefold

• च (ca): and

• अपि (api): also

• परिणाहः (pariṇāhaḥ): circumference/girth/perimeter

• अत्र (atra): here

• मण्डले (maṇḍale): in the maṇḍala.

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (in instruction to Vaivasvata Manu)

Entities Mentioned

• Vāstu Maṇḍala
• Yojana

Tags

• Vastu Shastra
• Temple Planning
• Sacred Geometry
• Measurements
• Mandala

FAQs

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

This verse is not about Pralaya; it belongs to the Matsya Purana’s Vāstuvidyā material and states a proportional rule for the maṇḍala’s extent and circumference.

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

It supports dharmic governance and household/royal duties indirectly by prescribing standardized measurements for planning sacred or civic spaces—an expected responsibility in orderly settlement and temple construction.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

It gives a technical proportion: the maṇḍala’s perimeter (pariṇāha) is three times its breadth (vistāra), a rule used in sacred geometry and vāstu-based layout calculations.