Shloka 30

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

Devanagari script

देवैस्तथा विधातव्यं मया मतिविचारणम् विस्तारो योजनशतम् एकैकस्य पुरस्य तु //

Transliteration

devaistathā vidhātavyaṃ mayā mativicāraṇam vistāro yojanaśatam ekaikasya purasya tu //

Translation

So too, in accordance with the gods’ ordinance, I have determined this plan after due consideration: the extent of each city, indeed, is to be one hundred yojanas.

Word by Word

• देवैः: by the gods

• तथा: likewise/so

• विधातव्यम्: to be arranged/ordained, to be done as a rule

• मया: by me

• मति-विचारणम्: deliberation of thought, considered judgement/planning

• विस्तारः: extent, breadth, overall dimension

• योजन-शतम्: a hundred yojanas

• एकैकस्य: of each single/individual

• पुरस्य: of a city/fortified town

• तु: indeed/and (emphatic)

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (instructing Vaivasvata Manu in Vāstu-vidyā context)

Entities Mentioned

• Devas

Tags

• Vastu Shastra
• Town planning
• Pura-nirmana
• Measurements
• Yojana

FAQs

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

This verse is not about Pralaya; it belongs to the Vāstu/settlement-planning material, giving a normative measurement for the size (vistāra) of a city.

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

It supports the king’s duty of orderly governance—founding and regulating towns with standardized dimensions, implying planned infrastructure and defensible, well-proportioned settlements.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Architecturally, it states a planning standard: each city’s prescribed extent is “one hundred yojanas,” presented as an ordinance aligned with divine/authoritative norms.