Shloka 63

Matsya Purana — The Pushkara Manifestation

Devanagari script

महीधरान्सर्वनागान् देवी कद्रूर्व्यजायत एवं वृद्धिं समगमन् विश्वे लोकाः परंतप //

Transliteration

mahīdharānsarvanāgān devī kadrūrvyajāyata evaṃ vṛddhiṃ samagaman viśve lokāḥ paraṃtapa //

Translation

The goddess Kadrū gave birth to all the Nāgas—those mighty, earth-bearing serpents; and thus, O scorcher of foes, all the worlds attained growth and increase.

Word by Word

• महीधरान् (mahīdharān): earth-bearing/supporting

• सर्वनागान् (sarva-nāgān): all Nāgas/serpent-beings

• देवी (devī): the goddess

• कद्रूः (kadrūḥ): Kadrū (mother of the Nāgas)

• व्यजायत (vyajāyata): gave birth/produced

• एवम् (evaṃ): thus/in this manner

• वृद्धिम् (vṛddhim): growth, increase, prosperity

• समगमन् (samagaman): attained, came to, reached

• विश्वे (viśve): all

• लोकाः (lokāḥ): worlds/realms

• परंतप (paraṃtapa): O scorcher of foes (vocative epithet of the listener).

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (narrating genealogies to Vaivasvata Manu)

Entities Mentioned

• Kadrū
• Nāgas

Tags

• Creation
• Genealogy
• Nāgas
• Prajapati-lineages
• Cosmic-order

FAQs

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

It is a creation-and-lineage statement (sarga-style), presenting the Nāgas as “earth-bearers,” implying cosmic stability and increase of the worlds rather than dissolution.

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

By portraying the worlds’ “growth” as dependent on ordered progeny and stabilizing forces, it supports the Purāṇic ethic that rulers and householders should uphold order (dharma) so society can flourish.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No direct Vāstu or ritual rule is stated; indirectly, Nāgas as stabilizers connect to later Purāṇic traditions where serpent symbolism is used for protection and foundation-guardianship.