Matsya Purana — The Strategy to Defeat Tāraka: Pārvatī’s Birth, Shloka 10
व्यालाः केशाः श्रोत्ररन्ध्रा दिशस्ते पादौ भूमिर्नाभिरन्ध्रे समुद्राः मायाकारः कारणं त्वं प्रसिद्धो वेदैः शान्तो ज्योतिषा त्वं विमुक्तः //
vyālāḥ keśāḥ śrotrarandhrā diśaste pādau bhūmirnābhirandhre samudrāḥ māyākāraḥ kāraṇaṃ tvaṃ prasiddho vedaiḥ śānto jyotiṣā tvaṃ vimuktaḥ //
Ular dan makhluk liar ialah rambut-Mu; segala arah ialah liang telinga-Mu. Bumi ialah kaki-Mu, dan lautan-lautan bersemayam pada lekuk pusat-Mu. Engkaulah pemegang Māyā—Punca Asal yang termasyhur, diisytiharkan oleh Veda; tenang pada hakikat, dan oleh cahaya pengetahuan batin Engkau sentiasa merdeka.
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It presents the Supreme as the cosmic body in whom earth, oceans, and directions are contained—implying that during Pralaya the universe is reabsorbed into Him, the Veda-proclaimed first Cause.
By portraying the world as the Lord’s body, it grounds dharma in reverence for creation: a king protects earth and beings as sacred trusts, and a householder practices restraint and worship, seeing all life as belonging to the divine order.
While not a direct Vastu rule, the verse supports a key ritual-Vastu idea: the directions are divine limbs, so orientation (dik) and sanctity of space matter in temple planning and consecration—aligning worship with cosmic order.