Shloka 10

Matsya Purana — The Greatness of Prayaga: Manasa Tirtha

Devanagari script

यावन्ति रोमकूपाणि तस्य गात्रेषु देहिनः तावद्वर्षसहस्राणि स्वर्गलोके महीयते //

Transliteration

yāvanti romakūpāṇi tasya gātreṣu dehinaḥ tāvadvarṣasahasrāṇi svargaloke mahīyate //

Translation

As many hair-pores as are on the limbs of that embodied person, for that many thousands of years he is honored in the heavenly world.

Word by Word

• yāvanti: as many as

• roma-kūpāṇi: hair-pores (follicles)

• tasya: of him/that person

• gātreṣu: on the limbs

• dehinaḥ: of the embodied being/person

• tāvat: that many

• varṣa-sahasrāṇi: thousands of years

• svarga-loke: in the world of heaven

• mahīyate: is honored/glorified/revered

Speaker

• Sūta (narrating the Matsya Purana’s teaching; verse expresses a phala-śruti style reward statement)

Tags

• Dharma
• Dāna
• Phala-śruti
• Svarga
• Punya

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss Pralaya; it is a merit statement (phala-śruti) describing heavenly honor as the result of a dharmic act taught in the surrounding passage.

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

It supports the Matsya Purana’s dharma framework by emphasizing that righteous conduct—especially charity and prescribed duties taught nearby—yields measurable spiritual merit and heavenly esteem, encouraging consistent ethical giving and discipline for rulers and householders.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or iconographic rule is stated here; the verse functions as a reward formula commonly attached to rituals, vows, or gifts, highlighting the promised fruit (svarga-honor) rather than procedure.