Shloka 34

Matsya Purana — Yadu Lineage

Devanagari script

*सूत उवाच त्यक्त्वा दिव्यां तनुं विष्णुर् मानुषेष्विह जायते युगे त्व् अथ परावृत्ते काले प्रशिथिले प्रभुः //

Transliteration

*sūta uvāca tyaktvā divyāṃ tanuṃ viṣṇur mānuṣeṣviha jāyate yuge tv atha parāvṛtte kāle praśithile prabhuḥ //

Translation

Sūta said: Casting aside His divine form, Lord Viṣṇu is born here among human beings; and when the yuga has turned and time has grown slackened, the Sovereign Lord manifests again.

Word by Word

• sūtaḥ: Sūta (the narrator)

• uvāca: said

• tyaktvā: having set aside/abandoned

• divyām: divine, celestial

• tanum: body, form

• viṣṇuḥ: Viṣṇu

• mānuṣeṣu: among humans

• iha: here (in this world)

• jāyate: is born/comes to birth

• yuge: in the yuga/age

• tu: indeed/and

• atha: then

• parāvṛtte: having turned back/changed course (i.e., at a yuga transition)

• kāle: when time

• praśithile: loosened, relaxed, enfeebled (moral order weakened)

• prabhuḥ: the Lord, sovereign.

Speaker

• Sūta

Entities Mentioned

• Sūta
• Viṣṇu

Tags

• Avatara
• Yuga
• Dharma-Decline
• Puranic-Cosmology
• Incarnation

FAQs

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

It does not describe pralaya directly; it explains the avatāra principle—when time turns at a yuga transition and order weakens, Viṣṇu manifests among humans to restore balance.

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

By implying dharma can become “slackened” with time, it frames kings and householders as responsible for sustaining dharma; when they fail collectively, divine intervention becomes necessary—so righteous governance and disciplined conduct are the preventative ideal.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No direct Vāstu or ritual procedure is stated; the verse is theological, establishing the timing and purpose of divine manifestation rather than temple-building or rites.