Matsya Purana — Intermediate Dissolution, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

एतदेकार्णवं सर्वं करिष्यन्ति जगत्त्रयम् वेदनावमिमां गृह्य सत्त्वबीजानि सर्वशः //

Transliteration

etadekārṇavaṃ sarvaṃ kariṣyanti jagattrayam vedanāvamimāṃ gṛhya sattvabījāni sarvaśaḥ //

Translation

Gagawin nila ang buong tatlong daigdig na iisang karagatan. Kaya, dalhin ang bangka ng Veda, at tipunin sa lahat ng dako ang mga binhi ng mga nilalang na may buhay.

Word by Word

• etat: this

• ekārṇavam: one single ocean (a universal flood)

• sarvam: entirely

• kariṣyanti: they will make/do

• jagat-trayam: the three worlds

• veda-nāvam: the boat of the Veda (Veda as the saving vessel)

• imām: this

• gṛhya: having taken/boarding

• sattva-bījāni: the seeds/embryonic principles of creatures (life-germs)

• sarvaśaḥ: from everywhere/in every manner

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (Vishnu), instructing Vaivasvata Manu

Entities Mentioned

• Lord Matsya
• Vaivasvata Manu
• Veda
• Jagat-traya (three worlds)
• Pralaya (implied)

Tags

• Pralaya
• Matsya Avatara
• Manu
• Veda Preservation
• Cosmic Flood

FAQs

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

It describes pralaya as a total inundation where the three worlds become a single ocean, and emphasizes preservation—especially of the Veda and the life-seeds needed for re-creation.

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

Through Manu’s model, it frames dharma as stewardship in crisis: safeguarding sacred knowledge (Veda) and protecting life for future continuity, a kingly duty magnified to cosmic scale.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vastu or temple rule is stated; the ritual takeaway is the primacy of preserving and carrying the Veda (sacred order) as the guiding ‘vessel’ through periods of upheaval.