Matsya Purana — Intermediate Dissolution, Shloka 16

Devanagari script

मनुर् अप्यास्थितो योगं वासुदेवप्रसादजम् अभ्यसन् यावद् आभूतसम्प्लवं पूर्वसूचितम् //

Transliteration

manur apyāsthito yogaṃ vāsudevaprasādajam abhyasan yāvad ābhūtasamplavaṃ pūrvasūcitam //

Translation

摩奴亦依止由婆苏提婆恩典所生之瑜伽修持，恒常以戒律禅定，直至先前预告的宇宙洪灾（劫坏、pralaya）如期应验。

Word by Word

• manuḥ: Vaivasvata Manu

• api: also/indeed

• āsthitaḥ: having undertaken/entered upon

• yogam: yoga, disciplined spiritual practice

• vāsudeva-prasādajam: arising from the grace/favor of Vāsudeva (Vishnu)

• abhyasan: practicing repeatedly, engaging in sustained discipline

• yāvat: until/as long as

• ābhūta-samplavam: the flood/inundation reaching to the elements, cosmic deluge (mahā-pralaya-like)

• pūrva-sūcitam: previously indicated/foretold/announced.

Speaker

• Sūta (narrator) recounting the Matsya–Manu episode

Entities Mentioned

• Vaivasvata Manu
• Vāsudeva (Vishnu)
• Pralaya (cosmic deluge)

Tags

• Pralaya
• Matsya Avatara
• Yoga
• Divine Grace
• Manu

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that the deluge (samplava/pralaya) was not accidental but foreknown and divinely forewarned, and that Manu prepared through sustained yoga until the dissolution unfolded.

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

By portraying Manu—an archetypal ruler—as practicing disciplined yoga through Vāsudeva’s grace, the verse frames inner restraint and spiritual preparedness as essential complements to worldly responsibility, especially in times of crisis.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No direct Vāstu or temple-building rule appears in this verse; its ritual takeaway is the primacy of sustained yogic practice and devotion as preparatory discipline before major cosmic or social upheavals.