Shloka 49

Matsya Purana — The Madana-Dvādaśī Vow and the Birth of the Maruts

Devanagari script

पश्यतां सर्वभूतानां तत्रैवान्तरधीयत ततः सा कश्यपोक्तेन विधिना समतिष्ठत //

Transliteration

paśyatāṃ sarvabhūtānāṃ tatraivāntaradhīyata tataḥ sā kaśyapoktena vidhinā samatiṣṭhata //

Translation

As all beings looked on, she vanished right there; thereafter, in accordance with the procedure taught by Kaśyapa, the rite was duly completed and firmly established.

Word by Word

• पश्यताम् (paśyatām): while seeing, in the presence of (onlookers)

• सर्वभूतानाम् (sarvabhūtānām): of all beings

• तत्रैव (tatraiva): right there, in that very place

• अन्तरधीयत (antaradhīyata): disappeared, became invisible, vanished

• ततः (tataḥ): then, thereafter

• सा (sā): she (that female figure/personage)

• कश्यपोक्तेन (kaśyapoktena): spoken/taught by Kaśyapa

• विधिना (vidhinā): by the prescribed method, according to ritual rule

• समतिष्ठत (samatiṣṭhata): was properly carried out/established, was duly performed to completion

Speaker

• Sūta (narratorial voice) describing events within the Matsya Purana’s flood-era account

Entities Mentioned

• Kaśyapa

Tags

• Pralaya
• Ritual
• Vidhि
• Disappearance
• Puranic narrative

FAQs

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

It highlights a miraculous disappearance occurring “before all beings,” a typical Pralaya-era motif where forms withdraw or become unmanifest while the prescribed sacred procedure continues without interruption.

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

The stress falls on vidhi (proper method): even amid extraordinary events, one should complete duties through authorized instruction (here, Kaśyapa’s teaching), reflecting the Purāṇic ethic of disciplined, rule-based conduct.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The verse is primarily ritual: it underscores that a rite must be “established” (samatiṣṭhata) according to an authoritative procedure (Kaśyapa-ukta-vidhi), a principle also echoed in Matsya Purana’s broader ritual and temple-practice prescriptions.