Matsya Purana — Devayānī Meets Yayāti: Courtship, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

राजवद्रूपवेषौ ते ब्राह्मीं वाचं बिभर्षि च किंनामा त्वं कुतश्चासि कस्य पुत्रश्च शंस मे //

Transliteration

rājavadrūpaveṣau te brāhmīṃ vācaṃ bibharṣi ca kiṃnāmā tvaṃ kutaścāsi kasya putraśca śaṃsa me //

Translation

Deine Gestalt und deine Kleidung gleichen denen eines Königs, und du sprichst zudem mit der feinen Rede eines Brahmanen. Wie heißt du? Woher bist du gekommen? Und wessen Sohn bist du? Sage es mir.

Word by Word

• राजवत् (rājavat): like a king

• रूप (rūpa): form/appearance

• वेषौ (veṣau): dress/attire

• ते (te): your

• ब्राह्मीम् (brāhmīm): Brahmin-like, refined/sacred

• वाचम् (vācam): speech

• बिभर्षि (bibharṣi): you bear/you possess

• च (ca): and

• किं नाम (kiṃ nāma): what name

• त्वम् (tvam): you

• कुतः (kutaḥ): from where

• च (ca): and

• असि (asi): are/come

• कस्य (kasya): of whom/whose

• पुत्रः (putraḥ): son

• च (ca): and

• शंस (śaṃsa): tell/declare

• मे (me): to me

Speaker

• An inquirer (likely a king or authority figure within the narrative) addressing an unknown visitor

Tags

• Identity
• Lineage
• Royal Etiquette
• Dialogue
• Genealogy

FAQs

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

This verse does not describe Pralaya directly; it focuses on establishing identity and lineage, a common narrative step before revealing a larger cosmic or historical context.

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

It reflects proper royal inquiry: assessing a visitor’s status through dress, speech, and lineage—important for a ruler’s discernment (viveka) and orderly governance.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vastu or ritual procedure is stated here; the verse is purely conversational, setting up who the person is before any doctrinal or technical instruction follows.