Matsya Purana — Measures of Time: Caturyuga Computation, Shloka 59

Devanagari script

जायन्ते च तदा शूरा आयुष्मन्तो महाबलाः न्यस्तदण्डा महायोगा यज्वानो ब्रह्मवादिनः //

Transliteration

jāyante ca tadā śūrā āyuṣmanto mahābalāḥ nyastadaṇḍā mahāyogā yajvāno brahmavādinaḥ //

Translation

At noon ay isinisilang ang mga lalaking bayani—mahahaba ang buhay at napakalakas—na isinantabi ang karahasan, mga dakilang yogin, masisigasig na tagapaghandog ng yajña, at mga tagapahayag ng Brahman (katotohanang Veda).

Word by Word

• jāyante: are born

• ca: and

• tadā: then/at that time

• śūrāḥ: heroes/valiant men

• āyuṣmantaḥ: long-lived/blessed with vitality

• mahābalāḥ: very strong

• nyasta-daṇḍāḥ: those who have set down the rod (renounced punishment/violence)

• mahā-yogāḥ: great yogins/advanced practitioners of yoga

• yajvānaḥ: sacrificers/performers of Vedic rites

• brahma-vādinaḥ: speakers of Brahman, expounders of the Veda

Speaker

• Likely Sūta (Purāṇic narrator) describing the characteristics of an age within the Matsya Purana’s discourse on dharma and societal conditions

Entities Mentioned

• Brahman
• Yoga
• Yajña (Vedic sacrifice)

Tags

• Yuga-Dharma
• Ahimsa
• Yoga
• Yajna
• Vedic-Teaching

FAQs

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

This verse does not describe Pralaya directly; it describes the moral-spiritual quality of people born in a righteous phase of time—marked by strength joined with non-violence, yoga, and Vedic truth.

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

It presents an ideal social outcome of dharma: rulers and householders should cultivate restraint (nyasta-daṇḍa as non-cruelty), support yajña and Vedic learning, and encourage yogic discipline—creating a society where power is aligned with righteousness.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The explicit ritual element is yajña (Vedic sacrifice): the verse praises a culture of properly performed rites and Vedic proclamation; it does not state Vāstu or temple-building rules in this line.