Matsya Purana — The Strategy to Defeat Tāraka: Pārvatī’s Birth, Shloka 152
तत्रापि जातौ श्रेष्ठायां धर्मस्योत्कर्षणेन तु अपुत्रजन्मिनः शेषाः प्राणिनः समवस्थिताः //
tatrāpi jātau śreṣṭhāyāṃ dharmasyotkarṣaṇena tu aputrajanminaḥ śeṣāḥ prāṇinaḥ samavasthitāḥ //
Bahkan di sana, dalam golongan kelahiran yang tertinggi, hanya melalui pengagungan dharma sahajalah makhluk-makhluk yang selebihnya—mereka yang lahir tanpa anak lelaki—ditempatkan dengan sewajarnya pada keadaan masing-masing.
FAQs
This verse is not about Pralaya; it focuses on dharma as the ordering principle that determines how beings are ‘placed’ or regarded within social and moral hierarchies.
It implies that dharma—not merely birth—governs social standing and outcomes; for householders, the verse highlights the importance of lineage/offspring concerns under dharma, while for kings it supports dharmic governance that evaluates merit and duty beyond status alone.
No direct Vastu or temple-ritual rule is stated; the takeaway is ethical: dharma is the decisive standard for proper placement and recognition within society, which can indirectly guide ritual eligibility and social rites.