Shloka 12
Matsya Purana — The Burning of Tripura: Maya’s Triple Fortresses and the Boon that Leads to S...
तेषामग्रे जगद्बन्धुः प्रादुर्भूतः पितामहः ततः साहसकर्तारः प्राहुस्ते सहसागतम् //
teṣāmagre jagadbandhuḥ prādurbhūtaḥ pitāmahaḥ tataḥ sāhasakartāraḥ prāhuste sahasāgatam //
Before them, Pitāmaha—the grandsire, the kinsman of the world—manifested. Therefore, the makers of the Sahasra (the “thousandfold” group) declared that they had come forth all at once, suddenly (sahasā).
FAQs
It emphasizes the sudden manifestation of Pitāmaha (Brahmā) as a key cosmogonic turning point, implying creation proceeds by divine appearance and immediate emanation rather than gradual emergence.
Indirectly, it frames Brahmā as the world’s benefactor and source of order; in Matsya Purana ethics, kings and householders mirror this by upholding social order (dharma) as protectors and sustainers of the world.
No direct Vāstu or ritual procedure is stated; the verse is primarily cosmogonic, useful as a conceptual foundation for later temple-ritual sections where creation-order (sṛṣṭi-krama) underpins consecration logic.