Matsya Purana — Yayāti in Amarāvatī-like Splendor: Devayānī Installed, Shloka 25

Devanagari script

स समागम्य शर्मिष्ठां यथाकाममवाप्य च अन्योन्यं चाभिसंपूज्य जग्मतुस्तौ यथागतम् //

Transliteration

sa samāgamya śarmiṣṭhāṃ yathākāmamavāpya ca anyonyaṃ cābhisaṃpūjya jagmatustau yathāgatam //

Translation

فلما لقيَ شارمِشْثا ونالَ مُرادَه كما يشتهي، ثم تبادلا الإكرامَ والتوقير، انصرفا كلاهما عائدَين من الطريق نفسه الذي أتيا منه.

Word by Word

• स (sa): he

• समागम्य (samāgamya): having met/approached

• शर्मिष्ठाम् (śarmiṣṭhām): Śarmiṣṭhā (proper name)

• यथाकामम् (yathākāmam): according to desire/as wished

• अवाप्य (avāpya): having obtained/attained

• च (ca): and

• अन्योन्यम् (anyonyaṃ): mutually/each other

• च (ca): and

• अभिसंपूज्य (abhisaṃpūjya): having duly honored/paid respects

• जग्मतुः (jagmatustau): the two went/departed

• तौ (tau): those two

• यथागतम् (yathāgatam): as they had come/in the same manner as before.

Speaker

• Sūta/Narrator (within the Matsya Purana’s genealogical narration)

Entities Mentioned

• Śarmiṣṭhā

Tags

• Dynasties
• Genealogy
• Royal conduct
• Narrative episode
• Dharma (social decorum)

FAQs

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

This verse is not about Pralaya; it belongs to a dynastic narrative and describes a meeting, fulfillment of intent, mutual honoring, and departure.

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

It highlights expected social decorum: even after personal aims are achieved, one should maintain propriety through mutual respect (abhisaṃpūjya), reflecting dharmic conduct in relationships.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu, temple-building, or ritual procedure is stated here; the only ritual-adjacent element is the etiquette of honoring one another.