Matsya Purana — Chapter 10
MtP 10.1
बहुभिर् धारिणी भुक्ता भूपालैः श्रूयते पुरा पार्थिवाः पृथिवीयोगात् पृथिवी कस्य योगतः
bahubhir dhāriṇī bhuktā bhūpālaiḥ śrūyate purā pārthivāḥ pṛthivīyogāt pṛthivī kasya yogataḥ
It is heard that of old the bearing (earth) was enjoyed by many guardians of the soil; (kings are called) pārthiva from connection with pṛthivī — but pṛthivī from connection with whom?
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MtP 10.2
किम् अर्थं च कृता संज्ञा भूमेः किं पारिभाषिकी गौर् इतीयं च विख्याता सूत कस्माद्ब्रवीहि नः
kim arthaṃ ca kṛtā saṃjñā bhūmeḥ kiṃ pāribhāṣikī gaur itīyaṃ ca vikhyātā sūta kasmādbravīhi naḥ
And for what purpose was the earth's name made — is it merely a conventional term? And why is she famed as 'the cow'? Sūta, tell us.
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MtP 10.3
वंशे स्वायम्भुवस्यासीद् अङ्गो नाम प्रजापतिः मृत्योस्तु दुहिता तेन परिणीता सुदुर्मुखा
vaṃśe svāyambhuvasyāsīd aṅgo nāma prajāpatiḥ mṛtyostu duhitā tena pariṇītā sudurmukhā
In the line of Svāyambhuva (Manu) there was a lord of creatures named Aṅga; by him the daughter of Death, of very foul face, was wedded.
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MtP 10.4
सुनीथा नाम तस्यास्तु वेनो नाम सुतः पुरा अधर्मनिरतश्चासीद् बलवान् वसुधाधिपः
sunīthā nāma tasyāstu veno nāma sutaḥ purā adharmanirataścāsīd balavān vasudhādhipaḥ
Her name was Sunīthā; and her son of old was named Vena, and he was a mighty lord of the earth devoted to unrighteousness.
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MtP 10.5
लोके ऽप्यधर्मकृज्जातः परभार्यापहारकः धर्माचारस्य सिद्ध्यर्थं जगतो ऽथ महर्षिभिः
loke 'pyadharmakṛjjātaḥ parabhāryāpahārakaḥ dharmācārasya siddhyarthaṃ jagato 'tha maharṣibhiḥ
He was born a doer of unrighteousness even in the world, a carrier-off of others' wives; then, for the sake of establishing the practice of dharma in the world, by the great sages —
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MtP 10.6
अनुनीतो ऽपि न ददाव् अनुज्ञां स यदा ततः शापेन मारयित्वैनम् अराजकमयार्दिताः
anunīto 'pi na dadāv anujñāṃ sa yadā tataḥ śāpena mārayitvainam arājakamayārditāḥ
though he was entreated, he would give no consent; so then, having killed him by a curse, they (the sages), afflicted by (the state) of being without a king —
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MtP 10.7
ममन्थुर् ब्राह्मणास्तस्य बलाद्देहमकल्मषाः तत्कायान्मथ्यमानात्तु निपेतुर्म्लेच्छजातयः
mamanthur brāhmaṇāstasya balāddehamakalmaṣāḥ tatkāyānmathyamānāttu nipeturmlecchajātayaḥ
the brahmins, being free of taint, forcibly churned his body; and from that body being churned there fell out the Mleccha races,
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MtP 10.8
शरीरे मातुरंशेन कृष्णाञ्जनसमप्रभाः पितुरंशस्य चांशेन धार्मिको धर्मचारिणः
śarīre māturaṃśena kṛṣṇāñjanasamaprabhāḥ pituraṃśasya cāṃśena dhārmiko dharmacāriṇaḥ
in (his) body by the mother's portion, shining like black collyrium; and by the portion of the father's share, a righteous man, a practiser of dharma,
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MtP 10.9
उत्पन्नो दक्षिणाद्धस्तात् सधनुः सशरो गदी दिव्यतेजोमयवपुः सरत्नकवचाङ्गदः
utpanno dakṣiṇāddhastāt sadhanuḥ saśaro gadī divyatejomayavapuḥ saratnakavacāṅgadaḥ
arose from the right hand, with bow, with arrow, bearing a mace, his body made of divine splendour, with jewelled armour and armlets.
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MtP 10.10
पृथोरेवाभवद्यत्नात् ततः पृथुरजायत स विप्रैरभिषिक्तो ऽपि तपः कृत्वा सुदारुणम्
pṛthorevābhavadyatnāt tataḥ pṛthurajāyata sa viprairabhiṣikto 'pi tapaḥ kṛtvā sudāruṇam
It came about through (that) effort concerning Pṛthu alone; thus Pṛthu was born. Though consecrated by the brahmins, he performed very severe austerity,
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MtP 10.11
विष्णोर्वरेण सर्वस्य प्रभुत्वम् अगमत् पुनः निःस्वाध्यायवषट्कारं निर्धर्मं वीक्ष्य भूतलम्
viṣṇorvareṇa sarvasya prabhutvam agamat punaḥ niḥsvādhyāyavaṣaṭkāraṃ nirdharmaṃ vīkṣya bhūtalam
and by Viṣṇu's boon he again attained lordship over everything. Seeing the surface of the earth without Vedic recitation and the vaṣaṭ-call, without dharma,
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MtP 10.12
दग्धुमेवोद्यतः कोपाच् छरेणामितविक्रमः ततो गोरूपमास्थाय भूः पलायितुम् उद्यता
dagdhumevodyataḥ kopāc chareṇāmitavikramaḥ tato gorūpamāsthāya bhūḥ palāyitum udyatā
he of immeasurable valour set out in anger to burn it up with an arrow; then the earth, taking the form of a cow, made ready to flee.
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MtP 10.13
पृष्ठतो ऽनुगतस्तस्याः पृथुर्दीप्तशरासनः ततः स्थित्वैकदेशे तु किं करोमीति चाब्रवीत्
pṛṣṭhato 'nugatastasyāḥ pṛthurdīptaśarāsanaḥ tataḥ sthitvaikadeśe tu kiṃ karomīti cābravīt
Pṛthu, with his blazing bow, followed behind her; then she, halting in one place, said, "What shall I do?"
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MtP 10.14
पृथुर् अप्यवदद् वाक्यम् ईप्सितं देहि सुव्रते सर्वस्य जगतः शीघ्रं स्थावरस्य चरस्य च
pṛthur apyavadad vākyam īpsitaṃ dehi suvrate sarvasya jagataḥ śīghraṃ sthāvarasya carasya ca
And Pṛthu spoke these words: "Give quickly, O you of good vows, what is desired by the whole world, both immobile and moving."
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MtP 10.15
तथैव साब्रवीद् भूमिर् दुदोह स नराधिपः स्वके पाणौ पृथुर्वत्सं कृत्वा स्वायम्भुवं मनुम्
tathaiva sābravīd bhūmir dudoha sa narādhipaḥ svake pāṇau pṛthurvatsaṃ kṛtvā svāyambhuvaṃ manum
The Earth spoke just so, and that lord of men milked her — Pṛthu, having made Manu Svāyambhuva the calf, (milking) into his own hand.
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MtP 10.16
तदन्नमभवच्छुद्धं प्रजा जीवन्ति येन वै ततस्तु ऋषिभिर्दुग्धा वत्सः सोमस्तदाभवत्
tadannamabhavacchuddhaṃ prajā jīvanti yena vai tatastu ṛṣibhirdugdhā vatsaḥ somastadābhavat
That became the pure food by which creatures live. Then she was milked by the seers, and the calf on that occasion was Soma.
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MtP 10.17
दोग्धा बृहस्पतिरभूत् पात्रं वेदस्तपो रसः देवैश्च वसुधा दुग्धा दोग्धा मित्रस्तदाभवत्
dogdhā bṛhaspatirabhūt pātraṃ vedastapo rasaḥ devaiśca vasudhā dugdhā dogdhā mitrastadābhavat
Bṛhaspati became the milker, the Veda was the vessel, and austerity the milk (essence); and by the gods the earth was milked, and Mitra became the milker then.
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MtP 10.18
इन्द्रो वत्सः समभवत् क्षीरमूर्जस्करं बलम् देवानां काञ्चनं पात्रं पितॄणां राजतं तथा
indro vatsaḥ samabhavat kṣīramūrjaskaraṃ balam devānāṃ kāñcanaṃ pātraṃ pitṝṇāṃ rājataṃ tathā
Indra became the calf, the milk was strength that produces vigour; the gods' vessel was of gold, and the ancestors' likewise of silver.
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MtP 10.19
अन्तकश्चाभवद्दोग्धा यमो वत्सः स्वधा रसः अलाबुपात्रं नागानां तक्षको वत्सको ऽभवत्
antakaścābhavaddogdhā yamo vatsaḥ svadhā rasaḥ alābupātraṃ nāgānāṃ takṣako vatsako 'bhavat
— tr. refused: cyber
MtP 10.20
विषं क्षीरं ततो दोग्धा धृतराष्ट्रो ऽभवत्पुनः असुरैरपि दुग्धेयम् आयसे शक्रपीडिनीम्
viṣaṃ kṣīraṃ tato dogdhā dhṛtarāṣṭro 'bhavatpunaḥ asurairapi dugdheyam āyase śakrapīḍinīm
The milk was poison, and Dhṛtarāṣṭra in turn became the milker. By the asuras too was she (the earth) milked — (yielding) that which torments Śakra — into an iron
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MtP 10.21
पात्रे मायाम् अभूद् वत्सः प्राह्लादिस् तु विरोचनः दोग्धा द्विमूर्धा तत्रासीन् माया येन प्रवर्तिता
pātre māyām abhūd vatsaḥ prāhlādis tu virocanaḥ dogdhā dvimūrdhā tatrāsīn māyā yena pravartitā
In (that iron) vessel (the milk) was magic; the calf was Virocana, son of Prahlāda, and the milker there was Dvimūrdhā, by whom magic was set in motion.
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MtP 10.22
यक्षैश्च वसुधा दुग्धा पुरान्तर्धानम् ईप्सुभिः कृत्वा वैश्रवणं वत्सम् आमपात्रे महीपते
yakṣaiśca vasudhā dugdhā purāntardhānam īpsubhiḥ kṛtvā vaiśravaṇaṃ vatsam āmapātre mahīpate
And the earth was milked by the yakṣas, who desired the power of vanishing, having made Vaiśravaṇa the calf, into an unbaked vessel, O lord of the earth.
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MtP 10.23
प्रेतरक्षोगणैर्दुग्धा धरा रुधिरमुल्बणम् रौप्यनाभो ऽभवद्दोग्धा सुमाली वत्स एव तु
pretarakṣogaṇairdugdhā dharā rudhiramulbaṇam raupyanābho 'bhavaddogdhā sumālī vatsa eva tu
— tr. refused: cyber
MtP 10.24
गन्धर्वैश्च पुरा दुग्धा वसुधा साप्सरोगणैः वत्सं चैत्ररथं कृत्वा गन्धान्पद्मदले तथा
gandharvaiśca purā dugdhā vasudhā sāpsarogaṇaiḥ vatsaṃ caitrarathaṃ kṛtvā gandhānpadmadale tathā
And formerly the earth was milked by the Gandharvas together with the hosts of Apsarases: making Citraratha the calf, (they milked out) fragrances into a lotus petal.
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MtP 10.25
दोग्धा वररुचिर्नाम नाट्यवेदस्य पारगः गिरिभिर्वसुधा दुग्धा रत्नानि विविधानि च
dogdhā vararucirnāma nāṭyavedasya pāragaḥ giribhirvasudhā dugdhā ratnāni vividhāni ca
The milker was one named Vararuci, who had mastered the Veda of drama. By the mountains the earth was milked (of) jewels of many kinds,
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MtP 10.26
औषधानि च दिव्यानि दोग्धा मेरुर्महाचलः वत्सो ऽभूद्धिमवांस् तत्र पात्रं शैलमयं पुनः
auṣadhāni ca divyāni dogdhā merurmahācalaḥ vatso 'bhūddhimavāṃs tatra pātraṃ śailamayaṃ punaḥ
and of divine herbs; the milker was Meru, the great mountain, the calf there was Himavān, and the vessel again was made of stone.
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MtP 10.27
वृक्षैश्च वसुधा दुग्धा क्षीरं छिन्नप्ररोहणम् पालाशपात्रे दोग्धा तु शालः पुष्पलताकुलः
vṛkṣaiśca vasudhā dugdhā kṣīraṃ chinnaprarohaṇam pālāśapātre dogdhā tu śālaḥ puṣpalatākulaḥ
By the trees too the earth was milked; the milk was (their power of) sprouting again when cut; (it was received) in a vessel of palāśa leaf, and the milker was the śāla tree, thick with flowers and creepers.
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MtP 10.28
प्लक्षो ऽभवत्ततो वत्सः सर्ववृक्षो धनाधिपः एवमन्यैश्च वसुधा तदा दुग्धा यथेप्सितम्
plakṣo 'bhavattato vatsaḥ sarvavṛkṣo dhanādhipaḥ evamanyaiśca vasudhā tadā dugdhā yathepsitam
Then the plakṣa became the calf, and the lord of wealth (Kubera), lord of all trees, (the milker); thus by others too was the earth then milked as they wished.
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MtP 10.29
आयुर् धनानि सौख्यं च पृथौ राज्यं प्रशासति न दरिद्रस्तदा कश्चिन् न रोगी न च पापकृत्
āyur dhanāni saukhyaṃ ca pṛthau rājyaṃ praśāsati na daridrastadā kaścin na rogī na ca pāpakṛt
While Pṛthu ruled the kingdom, (there were) long life, riches, and happiness; then no one was poor, nor sick, nor a doer of evil.
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MtP 10.30
नोपसर्गभयं किंचित् पृथौ राजनि शासति नित्यं प्रमुदिता लोका दुःखशोकविवर्जिताः
nopasargabhayaṃ kiṃcit pṛthau rājani śāsati nityaṃ pramuditā lokā duḥkhaśokavivarjitāḥ
While Pṛthu ruled as king there was no fear of any affliction; the people were always delighted, free from pain and sorrow.
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MtP 10.31
धनुष्कोट्या च शैलेन्द्रान् उत्सार्य स महाबलः भुवस्तलं समं चक्रे लोकानां हितकाम्यया
dhanuṣkoṭyā ca śailendrān utsārya sa mahābalaḥ bhuvastalaṃ samaṃ cakre lokānāṃ hitakāmyayā
And that greatly mighty one, thrusting aside the great mountains with the tip of his bow, made the surface of the earth level, out of a desire for the welfare of the worlds.
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MtP 10.32
न पुरग्रामदुर्गाणि न चायुधधरा नराः क्षयातिशयदुःखं च नार्थशास्त्रस्य चादरः
na puragrāmadurgāṇi na cāyudhadharā narāḥ kṣayātiśayaduḥkhaṃ ca nārthaśāstrasya cādaraḥ
There were no cities, villages or forts, nor men bearing weapons, nor the suffering of excessive destruction, nor any regard for the science of statecraft.
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MtP 10.33
धर्मैकवासना लोकाः पृथौ राज्यं प्रशासति कथितानि च पात्राणि यत्क्षीरं च मया तव
dharmaikavāsanā lokāḥ pṛthau rājyaṃ praśāsati kathitāni ca pātrāṇi yatkṣīraṃ ca mayā tava
While Pṛthu ruled the kingdom, people had but one inclination — dharma. The (proper) vessels have been declared, and the milk that (was given) by me for you.
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MtP 10.34
येषां यत्र रुचिस्तत्तद् देयं तेभ्यो विजानता यज्ञश्राद्धेषु सर्वेषु मया तुभ्यं निवेदितम्
yeṣāṃ yatra rucistattad deyaṃ tebhyo vijānatā yajñaśrāddheṣu sarveṣu mayā tubhyaṃ niveditam
Whatever is the preference of whichever (recipients), that is to be given to them by one who knows; in all sacrifices and śrāddha rites (this) has been declared by me to you.
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MtP 10.35
दुहितृत्वं गता यस्मात् पृथोर्धर्मवतो मही तदानुरागयोगाच्च पृथिवी विश्रुता बुधैः
duhitṛtvaṃ gatā yasmāt pṛthordharmavato mahī tadānurāgayogācca pṛthivī viśrutā budhaiḥ
Since the Earth became the daughter of the dharma-abiding Pṛthu, and by reason of that affection for him, she is known among the wise as Pṛthivī.
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