Matsya Purana — Intermediate Dissolution, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

त्वया सार्धमिदं विश्वं स्थास्यत्यन्तरसंक्षये एवमेकार्णवे जाते चाक्षुषान्तरसंक्षये //

Transliteration

tvayā sārdhamidaṃ viśvaṃ sthāsyatyantarasaṃkṣaye evamekārṇave jāte cākṣuṣāntarasaṃkṣaye //

Translation

与你同在，此一切世界将在摩奴劫（Manvantara）终了之际得以存续。亦复如是，当恰克舒沙摩奴劫（Cākṣuṣa Manvantara）解体之时，独一大海（宇宙洪流）兴起，万有将与你一同被保存。

Word by Word

• tvayā: by you

• sārdham: together with

• idam: this

• viśvam: universe/world

• sthāsyati: will stand/endure

• antara-saṃkṣaye: at the destruction/end of the Manvantara

• evam: thus/in this way

• ekārṇave: in the one-ocean state (all as a single ocean)

• jāte: when arisen/when it has come to be

• ca: and

• cākṣuṣa-antara-saṃkṣaye: at the end (dissolution) of the Cākṣuṣa Manvantara

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (Vishnu) addressing Vaivasvata Manu

Entities Mentioned

• Lord Matsya
• Vaivasvata Manu
• Cākṣuṣa Manvantara
• Pralaya (cosmic deluge)

Tags

• Pralaya
• Manvantara
• Matsya-Avatara
• Deluge
• Cosmic Preservation

FAQs

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

It describes the Manvantara-ending dissolution where the world becomes an ekārṇava (a single ocean), yet is preserved to endure through Manu under Matsya’s protection.

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

By placing preservation of the world’s continuity alongside Manu, it reinforces the Purāṇic ideal that righteous leadership safeguards society through crises—maintaining order, lineage, and sacred knowledge for renewal after calamity.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No direct Vāstu or ritual procedure is stated; the takeaway is cosmological—ritual and sacred traditions are implied to be preserved through the deluge so they can be re-established in the renewed age.