Matsya Purana — Dynastic Genealogies: Paurava–Anu Lines, Shloka 75

Devanagari script

प्राशितं यद्यदङ्गेषु न सोपस्थं शुचिस्मिते तेन तिष्ठन्ति ते गर्भे पौर्णमास्याम् इवोडुराट् //

Transliteration

prāśitaṃ yadyadaṅgeṣu na sopasthaṃ śucismite tena tiṣṭhanti te garbhe paurṇamāsyām ivoḍurāṭ //

Translation

口にした食物は諸肢を養うが、腰の部位は養わない。清らかに微笑む者よ、その養いの次第によって、彼らは胎内に安住する。あたかも満月の夜の威ある月のごとく。

Word by Word

• prāśitam: eaten/ingested food

• yad-yad: whatever (that which)

• aṅgeṣu: in the limbs

• na: not

• sa-upastham: together with the upastha (loins/genital region)

• śuci-smite: O one with a pure smile

• tena: by that/therefore

• tiṣṭhanti: they remain/stand firm

• te: they (the embryos/offspring)

• garbhe: in the womb

• paurṇamāsyām: on the full-moon night

• iva: like

• uḍu-rāṭ: the king of stars (the moon).

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (in dialogue instruction to Vaivasvata Manu; vocative addressed to a woman/consort within the narrative frame)

Entities Mentioned

• Lord Matsya
• Vaivasvata Manu
• Moon (Uḍurāṭ)

Tags

• Garbha
• Ritual purity
• Conception
• Ayurvedic-style physiology
• Householder dharma

FAQs

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

This verse is not about Pralaya; it uses a cosmic image (the full moon) as a metaphor to explain stability and established order within the womb during conception and development.

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

It supports the Matsya Purana’s broader householder ethic: disciplined conduct, purity, and regulated nourishment are presented as factors that sustain healthy conception and the stability of the embryo.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vastu or temple-architecture rule appears here; the ritual significance is indirect—emphasizing purity and proper intake as part of garbha-related observances within domestic dharma.