Matsya Purana — Yayāti in Amarāvatī-like Splendor: Devayānī Installed, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

तमेकं रहसि दृष्ट्वा शर्मिष्ठा चारुहासिनी प्रत्युद्गम्याञ्जलिं कृत्वा राजानं वाक्यमब्रवीत् //

Transliteration

tamekaṃ rahasi dṛṣṭvā śarmiṣṭhā cāruhāsinī pratyudgamyāñjaliṃ kṛtvā rājānaṃ vākyamabravīt //

Translation

فلما رأت شَرْمِشْتَا الملكَ وحده في موضعٍ خفيّ، وهي ذاتُ ابتسامةٍ عذبة، تقدّمت لاستقباله؛ ثم ضمّت كفّيها على هيئة الأنجلي وخاطبت الملك بكلامٍ.

Word by Word

• तम् (tam): him (the king)

• एकम् (ekam): alone

• रहसि (rahasi): in private, in a secluded place

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā): having seen

• शर्मिष्ठा (śarmiṣṭhā): Śarmiṣṭhā (proper name)

• चारुहासिनी (cāru-hāsinī): the sweet-smiling one, she of charming laughter

• प्रत्युद्गम्य (pratyudgamya): going forward to meet, approaching in greeting

• अञ्जलिम् (añjalim): folded hands (añjali gesture)

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā): having done/made

• राजानम् (rājānam): the king

• वाक्यम् (vākyam): words, a statement

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt): she said, spoke

Speaker

• Narrator (Purana narrator describing Śarmiṣṭhā’s action)

Entities Mentioned

• Śarmiṣṭhā
• King (rājā)

Tags

• Dynasties
• Royal conduct
• Court narrative
• Etiquette
• Genealogy

FAQs

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

Nothing directly—this verse is part of a royal-genealogical narrative scene, describing a private meeting and formal greeting, not cosmic creation or pralaya.

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

It highlights courtly decorum and respectful address (añjali). The king is approached with formal reverence, reflecting ideals of social order and proper conduct around royalty.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vastu or temple-architecture rule is stated; the only ritual-like element is the añjali (folded-hands gesture), a standard sign of respectful greeting in dharmic culture.