Shloka 38

Matsya Purana — The Tale of Brahmadatta: Past-life Memory

Devanagari script

त्वत्प्रसादादिदं सर्वं मयैतत्प्राप्यते फलम् ततस्ते योगमास्थाय सर्व एव वनौकसः //

Transliteration

tvatprasādādidaṃ sarvaṃ mayaitatprāpyate phalam tataste yogamāsthāya sarva eva vanaukasaḥ //

Translation

By your grace, all this fruit has been obtained by me. Therefore, taking refuge in your Yoga (discipline/way), all of us forest-dwellers shall act accordingly.

Word by Word

• tvat-prasādāt: by your grace

• idaṃ sarvam: all this (entire matter/result)

• mayā: by me

• etat: this

• prāpyate: is obtained/attained

• phalam: fruit, result, reward

• tataḥ: therefore, hence

• te: your/unto you

• yogam: yoga, disciplined path, spiritual method

• āsthāya: having adopted, taking refuge in

• sarva eva: all indeed

• vanaukasaḥ: forest-dwellers, those living in the woods (ascetics/retreat-dwellers)

Speaker

• Vaivasvata Manu (addressing Lord Matsya/Vishnu)

Entities Mentioned

• Vaivasvata Manu
• Lord Matsya (Vishnu)
• vanaukasaḥ (forest-dwellers/ascetics)

Tags

• Pralaya
• Matsya Avatara
• Grace
• Yoga
• Dharma

FAQs

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

It frames survival and successful passage through crisis as the “fruit” gained by divine grace, implying that deliverance amid Pralaya is attributed to the Lord rather than mere human effort.

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

Manu models ideal leadership: acknowledging divine aid, then committing himself and his community to disciplined conduct (yoga/dharma), which is a template for rulers/householders to govern life by restraint, gratitude, and right practice after receiving protection.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No direct Vastu or temple-building rule appears here; the ritual takeaway is devotional: crediting success to the deity’s prasāda and adopting a regulated spiritual discipline (yoga) as the proper response.