Shloka 56

Matsya Purana — Yadu Lineage

Devanagari script

द्विसप्तति तथान्यानि नियुतान्यधिकानि च अशीतिं च सहस्राणि त्रैलोक्यैश्वर्यतां गतः //

Transliteration

dvisaptati tathānyāni niyutānyadhikāni ca aśītiṃ ca sahasrāṇi trailokyaiśvaryatāṃ gataḥ //

Translation

Having attained sovereignty over the three worlds, he possessed seventy-two niyutas and other additional niyutas, and also eighty thousand more—a vast measure of dominion and wealth.

Word by Word

• dvi-saptati: seventy-two

• tathā: likewise

• anyāni: other (amounts)

• niyutāni: niyutas (a large numerical unit, traditionally ten lakhs/one million)

• adhikāni: additional, exceeding

• ca: and

• aśītim: eighty

• ca: and

• sahasrāṇi: thousands

• trailokya-aiśvaryatām: the state of lordship over the three worlds

• gataḥ: attained, reached.

Speaker

• Suta (Pauranika narrator) recounting royal magnitude (within the Matsya Purana’s narrative frame)

Entities Mentioned

• Trailokya (three worlds)
• Aiśvarya (sovereignty/wealth)

Tags

• Dynasties
• Kingship
• Prosperity
• Numbers
• Puranic Cosmology

FAQs

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

This verse does not describe pralaya directly; it uses the cosmological idea of “three worlds” to emphasize the peak of worldly sovereignty and wealth, not dissolution.

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

By highlighting immense “trailokya-aiśvarya,” the verse frames kingship as the height of worldly attainment—implying that such power is measurable, expansive, and therefore ethically weighty, requiring restraint and dharmic governance in the broader Matsya Purana ethos.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No direct Vastu/ritual rule is stated; the verse is primarily numerical and political-cosmological, stressing scale of dominion rather than temple-building or rites.