Shloka 110

Matsya Purana — The Strategy to Defeat Tāraka: Pārvatī’s Birth

Devanagari script

क्रमेण वृद्धिमानीता लक्ष्मीवानलसैर्बुधैः क्रमेण रूपसौभाग्यप्रबोधैर्भुवनत्रयम् //

Transliteration

krameṇa vṛddhimānītā lakṣmīvānalasairbudhaiḥ krameṇa rūpasaubhāgyaprabodhairbhuvanatrayam //

Translation

By stages it is brought to full increase—by diligent and discerning sages endowed with prosperity; and by successive awakenings of beauty and auspicious fortune, the three worlds are uplifted.

Word by Word

• क्रमेण: gradually, step by step

• वृद्धिम्: increase, growth

• आनीता: brought/led to

• लक्ष्मीवान्: endowed with prosperity/fortune

• अलसैः: by the un-lazy, diligent

• बुधैः: by the wise/sages

• क्रमेण: progressively

• रूप: beauty, form

• सौभाग्य: good fortune, auspiciousness

• प्रबोधैः: awakenings, arousals, illuminations

• भुवनत्रयम्: the three worlds (heaven, earth, and the nether regions)

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (in instruction to Vaivasvata Manu, within the Matsya Purana’s didactic narration)

Entities Mentioned

• Lakshmi
• Bhuvana-traya (three worlds)
• Budha (the wise/sages)

Tags

• Vastu Shastra
• Iconography
• Auspiciousness
• Rupa-Lakshana
• Dharma

FAQs

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

It does not describe Pralaya directly; it emphasizes orderly, gradual increase and uplift of the worlds through awakened auspicious qualities (beauty, fortune) guided by wise, diligent beings.

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

It implies that prosperity and social uplift come through steady, disciplined effort and cultivated auspiciousness—an ethical cue for rulers/householders to promote welfare progressively through wise counsel and diligent practice.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

In a Vastu/Pratima context, it supports the principle that auspicious form (rūpa) and fortune-signs (saubhāgya-lakṣaṇa) are realized in stages—guiding how icons/temples are designed, refined, and ritually ‘awakened’ to confer wellbeing.