Matsya Purana — Manvantaras, Shloka 19

Devanagari script

तेषां रूपानुरूपैश्च प्रमाणैः स्थिरजङ्गमाः मनोज्ञैस्तत्र तैर्भोगैः सुखिनो ह्युपपेदिरे //

Transliteration

teṣāṃ rūpānurūpaiśca pramāṇaiḥ sthirajaṅgamāḥ manojñaistatra tairbhogaiḥ sukhino hyupapedire //

Translation

ત્યાં સ્થાવર અને જંગમ સર્વ પ્રાણીઓએ પોતાના-પોતાના રૂપને અનુરૂપ પ્રમાણવાળા દેહ પ્રાપ્ત કર્યા; અને તે સ્થાનના મનોહર ભોગો ભોગવીને નિશ્ચયે સુખથી નિવાસ કર્યો।

Word by Word

• teṣām: of them

• rūpa-anurūpaiḥ: in accordance with (their) forms/appearances

• ca: and

• pramāṇaiḥ: with proper measures/proportions

• sthira-jaṅgamāḥ: the immobile and the moving beings (plants and animals/creatures)

• manojñaiḥ: pleasing, delightful

• tatra: there, in that realm/place

• taiḥ: by those

• bhogaiḥ: enjoyments, pleasures

• sukhinaḥ: happy, content

• hi: indeed

• upapedire: attained/arrived at/came to be (established).

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (Vishnu) to Vaivasvata Manu (contextual attribution typical of this narrative frame)

Tags

• Cosmography
• Karma-Phala
• Embodiment
• Puranic Realms
• Creation-Order

FAQs

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

It emphasizes orderly re-establishment after cosmic transitions: beings (moving and unmoving) obtain appropriately proportioned embodiments and experience fitting enjoyments, indicating a structured cosmic order rather than randomness.

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

By stressing proportion (pramāṇa) and fitting enjoyment (bhoga), it supports the ethical ideal of measured living—kings should govern with balance and householders should pursue pleasures within proper limits aligned with dharma.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The key term pramāṇa (correct measure/proportion) is foundational in Vastu and iconometry: just as beings have form-appropriate measures, images and structures are to be made with prescribed proportions for harmony and auspicious results.