Shloka 1

Matsya Purana — The Greatness and Procedure of the Aṅgāra

Devanagari script

*ईश्वर उवाच शृणु चान्यद्भविष्यं यद् रूपसम्पद्विधायकम् भविष्यति युगे तस्मिन् द्वापरान्ते पितामह पिप्पलादस्य संवादो युधिष्ठिरपुरःसरैः //

Transliteration

*īśvara uvāca śṛṇu cānyadbhaviṣyaṃ yad rūpasampadvidhāyakam bhaviṣyati yuge tasmin dvāparānte pitāmaha pippalādasya saṃvādo yudhiṣṭhirapuraḥsaraiḥ //

Translation

The Lord said: “Hear yet another account of what is to come—one that bestows excellence of form and prosperity. In that age, at the close of the Dvāpara Yuga, O Grandsire, there will occur a dialogue of Pippalāda, with Yudhiṣṭhira and the others in the lead.”

Word by Word

• īśvaraḥ: the Lord

• uvāca: said

• śṛṇu: listen

• ca: and

• anyat: another (matter)

• bhaviṣyam: what is to be / the future account

• yat: which

• rūpa: form, appearance

• sampad: prosperity, excellence, accomplishment

• vidhāyakam: bestowing, producing

• bhaviṣyati: will occur

• yuge: in the age

• tasmin: in that

• dvāpara-ante: at the end of the Dvāpara (Yuga)

• pitāmaha: O Grandsire (venerable one)

• pippalādasya: of Pippalāda

• saṃvādaḥ: dialogue, discourse

• yudhiṣṭhira-puraḥsaraiḥ: with Yudhiṣṭhira as the foremost/with Yudhiṣṭhira leading (and others).

Speaker

• Īśvara (Lord Matsya/Vishnu speaking within the Matsya Purana dialogue frame)

Entities Mentioned

• Īśvara
• Pippalāda
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Dvāpara Yuga

Tags

• Bhaviṣya
• Dialogue
• Dvāpara-Yuga
• Purāṇic framing
• Dharma instruction

FAQs

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

This verse does not describe Pralaya directly; it introduces a future (bhaviṣya) discourse set at the end of the Dvāpara Yuga, signaling a forthcoming teaching rather than a cosmic dissolution narrative.

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

By foregrounding Yudhiṣṭhira—an archetypal dharmic king—the verse frames the coming dialogue as guidance meant to cultivate “rūpa” (excellence/rightness of form and conduct) and “sampad” (well-being and prosperity), themes typically tied to righteous governance and disciplined household life.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No specific Vāstu or ritual procedure is stated in this opening verse; it functions as a preface that the forthcoming teaching will be “vidhāyaka” (bestowing/producing) auspicious excellence and prosperity—often the stated aim of later ritual, iconographic, or dharma instructions.