Matsya Purana — The Strategy to Defeat Tāraka: Pārvatī’s Birth, Shloka 151
अण्डजो ह्यण्डजाज्जातः पुनर्जायेत मानवः मानुषाच्च सरीसृप्यां मनुष्यत्वेन जायते //
aṇḍajo hyaṇḍajājjātaḥ punarjāyeta mānavaḥ mānuṣācca sarīsṛpyāṃ manuṣyatvena jāyate //
มนุษย์ผู้เกิดในจำพวกสัตว์เกิดจากไข่ ย่อมเกิดใหม่และยกขึ้นสู่ฐานะมนุษย์ได้; และแม้จากกำเนิดเป็นมนุษย์ หากตกไปสู่ครรภ์ของสัตว์เลื้อยคลาน ก็จักเกิดเป็นมนุษย์ได้ด้วยการได้คืนซึ่งภาวะความเป็นมนุษย์เท่านั้น।
FAQs
It does not describe Pralaya directly; it teaches the ongoing cosmic order where beings move through births across species, implying continuity of the soul’s journey even as worlds cycle through creation and dissolution.
It reinforces the ethical urgency of dharma: human birth is portrayed as a meaningful status that can be regained or lost through conduct and karmic trajectory, so kings and householders should protect life, uphold righteousness, and cultivate disciplined living to preserve and elevate human-ness.
No direct Vāstu or temple-construction rule is stated; the practical ritual takeaway is the emphasis on actions that sustain ‘manuṣyatva’—purificatory rites, charity, restraint, and dharmic observances—seen in Purāṇic tradition as supports for favorable rebirth.