Shloka 29

Matsya Purana — The Burning of Tripura: Maya’s Triple Fortresses and the Boon that Leads to S...

Devanagari script

वत्स्यते तत्पुरं दिव्यं मत्तो नान्यैर्न संशयः यथाचैकेषुणा तेन तत्पुरं न हि हन्यते //

Transliteration

vatsyate tatpuraṃ divyaṃ matto nānyairna saṃśayaḥ yathācaikeṣuṇā tena tatpuraṃ na hi hanyate //

Translation

That divine city shall be safeguarded by me—by none other, without doubt. Just as he cannot destroy it with a single arrow, so indeed that city cannot be slain.

Word by Word

• वत्स्यते (vatsyate): will be protected/safeguarded

• तत्पुरम् (tat-puram): that city

• दिव्यम् (divyam): divine, celestial, auspicious

• मत्तः (mattaḥ): by me, from me

• न (na): not

• अन्यैः (anyaiḥ): by others

• न संशयः (na saṃśayaḥ): no doubt

• यथा (yathā): just as

• च (ca): and

• एकेषुणा (eka-ṣuṇā): with a single arrow

• तेन (tena): by him/thereby

• तत्पुरम् (tat-puram): that city

• न हि (na hi): certainly not

• हन्यते (hanyate): is slain/destroyed.

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (Vishnu) speaking to Vaivasvata Manu (contextual attribution within the Matsya–Manu dialogue)

Entities Mentioned

• Matsya
• Vishnu
• Manu
• pura (city)

Tags

• Vastu Shastra
• City Protection
• Divine Safeguard
• Fortification
• Manu Dialogue

FAQs

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

It does not directly describe Pralaya; instead, it stresses divine protection—suggesting that what is established under divine ordinance remains secure even amid threats that could arise in times of upheaval.

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

It supports the king’s duty to found and maintain a well-protected city while recognizing that ultimate safety is grounded in dharmic alignment and divine sanction, not merely human force.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The verse implies a Vastuvidya principle: a properly established, ritually secured city (pura) gains an inviolable status—symbolically ‘not destroyable’—when protected through correct consecration and divine guardianship.