Shloka 50

Matsya Purana — The Attendant Hosts of the Sun and Moon: Monthly Gaṇas

Devanagari script

दशभिस्तुरगैर्दिव्यैर् असङ्गैस् तन्मनोजवैः सकृद्युक्ते रथे तस्मिन् वहन्तस्त्वायुगक्षयम् //

Transliteration

daśabhisturagairdivyair asaṅgais tanmanojavaiḥ sakṛdyukte rathe tasmin vahantastvāyugakṣayam //

Translation

With that chariot yoked just once, drawn by ten divine horses—unhindered and as swift as thought—they carry you onward, bringing about the wasting away of your allotted span of life.

Word by Word

• daśabhis: with ten

• turagaiḥ: horses/steeds

• divyaiḥ: divine

• asaṅgaiḥ: unobstructed/unattached (not impeded)

• tat-mano-javaiḥ: having the speed of thought

• sakṛt: once/only once

• yukte: yoked/harnessed

• rathe: in the chariot

• tasmin: in/that

• vahantaḥ: carrying/bearing (they carry)

• tvā: you

• āyuḥ-kṣayam: diminution/consumption of lifespan

Speaker

• Likely Lord Matsya (in instruction to Vaivasvata Manu, describing divine conveyance and its consequence)

Entities Mentioned

• Lord Matsya
• Vaivasvata Manu
• divine horses (turagāḥ)
• chariot (ratha)

Tags

• Pralaya
• Manu-Matsya dialogue
• Divine conveyance
• Time and mortality
• Ayus (lifespan)

FAQs

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

While it does not directly describe the flood, it uses Pralaya-era instruction imagery to stress how irresistible motion/time is—divine forces carry one forward and lifespan diminishes inevitably.

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

By emphasizing āyuḥ-kṣaya (the sure shortening of life), it urges timely dharma: a king should govern and protect without delay, and a householder should perform duties, charity, and rites before time carries life away.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No explicit Vāstu or temple-rule detail appears in this verse; its practical takeaway is ritual urgency—perform yajña, dāna, and prescribed observances promptly because time (symbolized by the swift chariot) does not wait.