Matsya Purana — The Pushkara Manifestation, Shloka 63

Devanagari script

महीधरान्सर्वनागान् देवी कद्रूर्व्यजायत एवं वृद्धिं समगमन् विश्वे लोकाः परंतप //

Transliteration

mahīdharānsarvanāgān devī kadrūrvyajāyata evaṃ vṛddhiṃ samagaman viśve lokāḥ paraṃtapa //

Translation

เทวีกรฑรูประสูตินาคทั้งปวง ผู้ทรงฤทธิ์และเป็นดุจผู้ค้ำจุนแผ่นดิน; ข้าแต่ผู้เผาผลาญศัตรู ด้วยเหตุนี้โลกทั้งหลายจึงเจริญงอกงาม

Word by Word

• महीधरान् (mahīdharān): earth-bearing/supporting

• सर्वनागान् (sarva-nāgān): all Nāgas/serpent-beings

• देवी (devī): the goddess

• कद्रूः (kadrūḥ): Kadrū (mother of the Nāgas)

• व्यजायत (vyajāyata): gave birth/produced

• एवम् (evaṃ): thus/in this manner

• वृद्धिम् (vṛddhim): growth, increase, prosperity

• समगमन् (samagaman): attained, came to, reached

• विश्वे (viśve): all

• लोकाः (lokāḥ): worlds/realms

• परंतप (paraṃtapa): O scorcher of foes (vocative epithet of the listener).

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (narrating genealogies to Vaivasvata Manu)

Entities Mentioned

• Kadrū
• Nāgas

Tags

• Creation
• Genealogy
• Nāgas
• Prajapati-lineages
• Cosmic-order

FAQs

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

It is a creation-and-lineage statement (sarga-style), presenting the Nāgas as “earth-bearers,” implying cosmic stability and increase of the worlds rather than dissolution.

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

By portraying the worlds’ “growth” as dependent on ordered progeny and stabilizing forces, it supports the Purāṇic ethic that rulers and householders should uphold order (dharma) so society can flourish.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No direct Vāstu or ritual rule is stated; indirectly, Nāgas as stabilizers connect to later Purāṇic traditions where serpent symbolism is used for protection and foundation-guardianship.