Shloka 5
Matsya Purana — Devayānī–Śarmiṣṭhā Dialogue: Yayāti’s Transgression
*देवयान्युवाच पद्येतदेवं शर्मिष्ठे न मन्युर्विद्यते मम अपत्यं यदि ते लब्धं ज्येष्ठाच्छ्रेष्ठाच्च वै द्विजात् //
*devayānyuvāca padyetadevaṃ śarmiṣṭhe na manyurvidyate mama apatyaṃ yadi te labdhaṃ jyeṣṭhācchreṣṭhācca vai dvijāt //
দেবযানী বললেন—তাই হোক, শর্মিষ্ঠে; আমার মনে ক্রোধ নেই। যদি সেই জ্যেষ্ঠ ও শ্রেষ্ঠ দ্বিজের দ্বারা তুমি সন্তান লাভ করে থাকো, তবে তাই হোক।
FAQs
Nothing directly—this verse is part of a dynastic narrative (Yayati-related interpersonal dialogue), not the Matsya Purana’s pralaya or cosmic dissolution teaching.
It reflects household and lineage concerns—offspring, seniority, and social status (dvija). The verse presents a moral tone of restraint (absence of anger) while acknowledging the reality of progeny and lineage, themes central to Purāṇic discussions of family order and succession.
No Vāstu, temple-building, iconography, or ritual procedure is taught here; the verse is purely narrative and genealogical in focus.