Shloka 39

Matsya Purana — Yadu Lineage

Devanagari script

कर्तुं धर्मव्यवस्थानं जायते मानुषेष्विह भृगोः शापनिमित्तं तु देवासुरकृते तदा //

Transliteration

kartuṃ dharmavyavasthānaṃ jāyate mānuṣeṣviha bhṛgoḥ śāpanimittaṃ tu devāsurakṛte tadā //

Translation

Here among human beings, the need arises to establish an ordered system of dharma; and at that time it came about as a consequence of Bhṛgu’s curse, in the affair involving the Devas and the Asuras.

Word by Word

• कर्तुम्: to make/establish

• धर्म-व्यवस्थानम्: an ordered arrangement/system of dharma (law, duty, righteous governance)

• जायते: arises/comes into being

• मानुषेषु: among humans

• इह: here (in this world)

• भृगोः: of Bhṛgu

• शाप-निमित्तम्: as the cause/occasion of a curse

• तु: indeed/and

• देव-असुर-कृते: in the matter done/occasioned by Devas and Asuras (their conflict/affair)

• तदा: then/at that time

Speaker

• Likely Lord Matsya (Vishnu) addressing Vaivasvata Manu (context: dharma-ordering narrative within Matsya Purana’s instructional dialogue)

Entities Mentioned

• Bhṛgu
• Devas
• Asuras

Tags

• Dharma
• Rajadharma
• Social Order
• Curse Narrative
• Deva-Asura

FAQs

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

It does not describe Pralaya directly; instead, it explains why a structured dharma-system becomes necessary in the human realm, linking it to a divine-historical cause (Bhṛgu’s curse in a Deva–Asura episode).

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

By stating that dharmavyavasthā (an organized framework of duty and law) must be established among humans, it supports the Rajadharma idea that rulers (and, by extension, householders through social norms) must uphold and operationalize dharma as a concrete system, not merely a private virtue.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or temple-building rule is stated in this verse; its ritual significance is indirect—dharma requires formal institutions (rites, norms, adjudication) to be set in place when cosmic or social disorder becomes prominent.