Matsya Purana — The Dialogue of Kacha and Devayani: Dharma, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

*कच उवाच अनियोज्ये नियोगे मां नियुनक्षि शुभव्रते प्रसीद सुभ्रूर्मह्यं त्वं गुरोर् गुरुतरा शुभे //

Transliteration

*kaca uvāca aniyojye niyoge māṃ niyunakṣi śubhavrate prasīda subhrūrmahyaṃ tvaṃ guror gurutarā śubhe //

Translation

قال كَچَا: «يا ذاتَ النذور المباركة، مع أنّ هذا النِّيوغا (niyoga) لا يليق أن يُفرَض، فإنك تُلزِمينني به. تفضّلي بالرضا، يا حسناءَ الحاجبين؛ فأنتِ عندي أثقلُ سلطانًا من مُعلّمي—يا سيدةَ اليُمن.»

Word by Word

• कच (kaca): Kaca

• उवाच (uvāca): said

• अनियोज्ये (aniyojye): not fit to be appointed/unsuitable to be enjoined

• नियोगे (niyoge): in the niyoga arrangement/appointment

• मां (māṃ): me

• नियुनक्षि (niyunakṣi): you enjoin/appoint/urge (me) into

• शुभव्रते (śubhavrate): O woman of auspicious vows

• प्रसीद (prasīda): be pleased/show grace

• सुभ्रूः (subhrūḥ): O fair-browed one

• मह्यं (mahyaṃ): for me/to me

• त्वं (tvaṃ): you

• गुरोः (guroḥ): than the guru/teacher

• गुरुतरा (gurutara): more weighty/more authoritative

• शुभे (śubhe): O auspicious one

Speaker

• Kaca

Entities Mentioned

• Kaca
• Guru (unnamed)

Tags

• Niyoga
• Dharma
• Ethics
• Dialogue
• Puranic narrative

FAQs

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

This verse does not address pralaya or cosmology; it focuses on personal dharma and the propriety of niyoga within a narrative dialogue.

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

It highlights dharmic scrutiny of niyoga—treating it as a serious, potentially improper imposition unless justified—reflecting the householder’s duty to follow ethical constraints even under social pressure.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No vastu, temple-building, or ritual procedure is mentioned; the key takeaway is ethical speech and consent-related propriety in a dharma-sensitive social institution (niyoga).