Matsya Purana — Dynastic Genealogies: Paurava–Anu Lines, Shloka 56

Devanagari script

गम्यागम्यं न जानीषे गोधर्मात्प्रार्थयन्सुताम् दुर्वृत्तं त्वां त्यजाम्यद्य गच्छ त्वं स्वेन कर्मणा //

Transliteration

gamyāgamyaṃ na jānīṣe godharmātprārthayansutām durvṛttaṃ tvāṃ tyajāmyadya gaccha tvaṃ svena karmaṇā //

Translation

Du kennst nicht, was erlaubt und was verboten ist—denn wider rechtes Verhalten hast du nach einer Tochter begehrt. Heute verstoße ich dich wegen deines schlechten Wandels; geh und trage die Folgen deines eigenen Karmas.

Word by Word

• gamya–āgamyam: what may be approached / what must not be approached (permissible and impermissible)

• na: not

• jānīṣe: you know/understand

• go-dharmāt: from dharma / against righteous conduct

• prārthayan: seeking, requesting

• sutām: a daughter

• durvṛttam: of bad conduct, immoral

• tvām: you

• tyajāmi: I abandon/renounce

• adya: today, now

• gaccha: go

• tvam: you

• svena: by your own

• karmaṇā: action/deed (and its result).

Speaker

• A moral authority figure in the narrative (likely a father/guardian figure admonishing a transgressor); exact identification is unclear from the single verse.

Tags

• Dharma
• Forbidden relations
• Moral admonition
• Karma-phala
• Social ethics

FAQs

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

This verse does not address pralaya or cosmology; it focuses on dharma—discerning what is permitted versus forbidden—and the karmic consequences of immoral choices.

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

It reinforces a core dharma principle applicable to both rulers and householders: one must know gamya/agamya (lawful vs. unlawful conduct), restrain desire, and accept that wrongful acts bring consequences—socially (renunciation/expulsion) and morally (karma-phala).

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vastu, temple architecture, or ritual procedure is mentioned; the takeaway is ethical discipline, not architectural prescription.