Matsya Purana — The Pushkara Manifestation, Shloka 24

Devanagari script

सृजन्प्रजानां पतयः सागरांश्चासृजद्विभुः अपरांश्चैव चतुरो वेदान्गायत्रिसंभवान् //

Transliteration

sṛjanprajānāṃ patayaḥ sāgarāṃścāsṛjadvibhuḥ aparāṃścaiva caturo vedāngāyatrisaṃbhavān //

Translation

സൃഷ്ടി നടത്തുമ്പോൾ സർവ്വശക്തനായ പ്രഭു പ്രജാപതിമാരെയും സമുദ്രങ്ങളെയും സൃഷ്ടിച്ചു; പിന്നെയും ഗായത്രിയിൽ നിന്നു ജനിച്ച നാലു വേദങ്ങളെയും പ്രസ്ഫुटിപ്പിച്ചു।

Word by Word

• sṛjan: creating, bringing forth

• prajānām: of creatures, of beings

• patayaḥ: lords, rulers, progenitors

• sāgarān: oceans, seas

• ca: and

• asṛjat: created, brought into being

• vibhuḥ: the omnipresent/all-powerful one (the Lord)

• aparān: others, further (additional creations)

• ca eva: and indeed/also

• caturo: four

• vedān: the Vedas

• gāyatrī-sambhavān: born from Gāyatrī (arising from the Gāyatrī metre/Mantra as the source of Vedic revelation).

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (Vishnu) instructing Vaivasvata Manu (contextual narration of creation in Matsya Purana)

Entities Mentioned

• Vibhu (the Lord/Vishnu)
• Prajāpatis (lords of creatures)
• Oceans (Sāgara)
• Gāyatrī
• Four Vedas

Tags

• Creation
• Cosmology
• Vedas
• Gayatri
• Prajapatis

FAQs

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

It describes sarga (creation): the Lord brings forth cosmic structures (oceans) and ordering principles (progenitors), and reveals the Vedas as arising from Gāyatrī—implying restoration of sacred knowledge after cosmic transitions.

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

By grounding dharma in Vedic revelation: rulers and householders are to align governance, rites, and social order with the Vedas—here portrayed as divinely manifested—so authority and duty ultimately derive from śruti-based principles.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Ritually, the verse highlights Gāyatrī as a generative source of Vedic practice, supporting daily sandhyā and mantra-based rites; architecturally, it indirectly supports Vāstu/temple ritual correctness by rooting consecrations and measurements in Vedic-mantric authority.