Shloka 85

Matsya Purana — Soma

Devanagari script

स्वायम्भुवस्य देवस्य एष सर्गो मयेरितः विस्तरेणानुपूर्व्याच्च भूयः किं कथयामि वः //

Transliteration

svāyambhuvasya devasya eṣa sargo mayeritaḥ vistareṇānupūrvyācca bhūyaḥ kiṃ kathayāmi vaḥ //

Translation

Thus I have expounded to you, in full and in proper sequence, the creation (sarga) of the divine Svāyambhuva. What more shall I narrate to you now?

Word by Word

• svāyambhuvasya: of Svāyambhuva (the self-born/primeval Manu)

• devasya: of the divine one

• eṣaḥ: this

• sargaḥ: creation, emanation (cosmic origination)

• mayā: by me

• īritaḥ: spoken, declared

• vistareṇa: in detail, expansively

• anupūrvyā: in due order, sequentially

• ca: and

• bhūyaḥ: further, again, moreover

• kim: what

• kathayāmi: shall I tell, shall I narrate

• vaḥ: to you (all), for you

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (Vishnu) addressing Vaivasvata Manu (and the listening sages, as applicable)

Entities Mentioned

• Svāyambhuva Manu

Tags

• Sarga
• Manvantara
• Cosmogony
• Genealogy
• Purana narration

FAQs

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

It functions as a closing statement to a creation (sarga) account—affirming that the cosmogonic narrative of Svāyambhuva has been delivered in ordered detail, rather than describing Pralaya itself.

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

Indirectly, it frames royal/householder dharma within cosmic order: by presenting creation in “due sequence,” the Purana implies that human duties should likewise align with established order (anupūrvyā), though no specific kingly rule is stated here.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

None explicitly—this verse is narrative closure for a cosmological section, not a Vāstu, temple-building, or ritual instruction.