Shloka 18

Matsya Purana — The Greatness of Prayaga: Manasa Tirtha

Devanagari script

शतं वर्षसहस्राणां सोमलोके महीयते तस्मादपि परिभ्रष्टो राजा भवति धार्मिकः //

Transliteration

śataṃ varṣasahasrāṇāṃ somaloke mahīyate tasmādapi paribhraṣṭo rājā bhavati dhārmikaḥ //

Translation

For a hundred thousand years he is honored in the Moon-world (Somaloka); and even when he falls from there, he is reborn as a righteous king.

Word by Word

• शतम् (śatam): a hundred

• वर्षसहस्राणाम् (varṣa-sahasrāṇām): of thousands of years

• सोमलोके (somaloke): in Somaloka, the lunar realm

• महीयते (mahīyate): is honored, is greatly revered

• तस्माद् अपि (tasmād api): even from there

• परिभ्रष्टः (paribhraṣṭaḥ): having fallen (from that state/realm)

• राजा (rājā): a king

• भवति (bhavati): becomes/is born as

• धार्मिकः (dhārmikaḥ): righteous, devoted to dharma.

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (teaching Vaivasvata Manu on dharma and karmic फल/merit)

Entities Mentioned

• Somaloka
• Raja (the righteous king)
• Dharma

Tags

• Rajadharma
• Karma-phala
• Somaloka
• Merit
• Kingship

FAQs

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

This verse does not describe pralaya; it teaches karmic results—merit leading to residence in Somaloka and subsequent rebirth—showing the Purana’s moral cosmology rather than cosmic dissolution.

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

It frames righteous conduct (dharma) as producing both heavenly honor and an auspicious rebirth as a dhārmika rājā, reinforcing that ethical governance and household virtue yield long-term spiritual and social outcomes.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No direct vastu/temple-architecture rule appears here; the verse is focused on the afterlife reward (Somaloka) and the moral consequence of dharma.