Shloka 29
Matsya Purana — The Attendant Hosts of the Sun and Moon: Monthly Gaṇas
यथायोगं यथाधर्मं यथातत्त्वं यथाबलम् तथा तपत्यसौ सूर्यस् तेषामिद्धस्तु तेजसा //
yathāyogaṃ yathādharmaṃ yathātattvaṃ yathābalam tathā tapatyasau sūryas teṣāmiddhastu tejasā //
In keeping with their proper conjunction and discipline, with dharma, with the true nature of things, and with their capacity, thus indeed does that Sun shine and burn—kindled for them by his own radiance.
FAQs
It emphasizes that cosmic forces like the Sun operate under a regulated order—aligned with dharma, reality (tattva), and capacity (bala)—a principle that also underlies how worlds are sustained and later withdrawn in pralaya.
It presents an ethical model of governance: just as the Sun dispenses heat proportionately and according to right order, a king or householder should act according to dharma and context—measuring punishment, charity, and duties by real circumstances and actual capacity.
Though not a direct Vāstu rule, it supports a core Vāstu/ritual principle: actions (including temple rites and spatial planning) should be done yathāyogam and yathābalam—properly aligned and proportionate—so that tejas (auspicious potency) is “kindled” rather than disturbed.