Matsya Purana — Measures of Time: Caturyuga Computation, Shloka 59
जायन्ते च तदा शूरा आयुष्मन्तो महाबलाः न्यस्तदण्डा महायोगा यज्वानो ब्रह्मवादिनः //
jāyante ca tadā śūrā āyuṣmanto mahābalāḥ nyastadaṇḍā mahāyogā yajvāno brahmavādinaḥ //
Dan pada waktu itu lahirlah para wira—berumur panjang dan amat kuat—yang telah meletakkan kekerasan, menjadi mahāyogin, para pelaksana yajña, serta para pengucap ajaran Brahman (kebenaran Veda).
FAQs
This verse does not describe Pralaya directly; it describes the moral-spiritual quality of people born in a righteous phase of time—marked by strength joined with non-violence, yoga, and Vedic truth.
It presents an ideal social outcome of dharma: rulers and householders should cultivate restraint (nyasta-daṇḍa as non-cruelty), support yajña and Vedic learning, and encourage yogic discipline—creating a society where power is aligned with righteousness.
The explicit ritual element is yajña (Vedic sacrifice): the verse praises a culture of properly performed rites and Vedic proclamation; it does not state Vāstu or temple-building rules in this line.