Matsya Purana — Dynastic Genealogies: Paurava–Anu Lines, Shloka 65

Devanagari script

ममैव चेति होवाच तं दीर्घतमसं बलिः नत्युवाच मुनिस्तं वै ममैवमिति चाब्रवीत् //

Transliteration

mamaiva ceti hovāca taṃ dīrghatamasaṃ baliḥ natyuvāca munistaṃ vai mamaivamiti cābravīt //

Translation

Bali sagte zu dem Weisen Dīrghatamas: „Er ist wahrlich mein.“ Der Muni verneigte sich ehrerbietig und erwiderte: „Ja—wahrlich, er ist dein“, und sprach entsprechend.

Word by Word

• ममैव (mamaiva): mine indeed, truly mine

• च (ca): and/also

• इति (iti): thus (quoting)

• होवाच (hovāca): said (narrative past of √vac)

• तं (taṃ): to him / that (acc.)

• दीर्घतमसं (dīrghatamasaṃ): Dīrghatamas (proper name, acc.)

• बलिः (baliḥ): King Bali (nom.)

• नत्वा/नत्यु (natvā/natyu): having bowed, bowing respectfully

• उवाच (uvāca): said

• मुनिः (muniḥ): the sage

• तं वै (taṃ vai): to him indeed

• ममैवम्/ममैव (mamaivam/mamaiva): (he is) mine indeed

• च अब्रवीत् (ca abravīt): and he spoke/declared.

Speaker

• Narrator (Sūta tradition) reporting Bali’s statement and Dīrghatamas’s reply

Entities Mentioned

• Bali
• Dīrghatamas

Tags

• Dynasties
• Genealogy
• Royal Succession
• Dialogue
• Vamsha

FAQs

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

This verse does not address Pralaya; it belongs to a lineage/dialogue context, emphasizing acknowledgement and legitimacy within a dynastic narrative.

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

The exchange highlights royal responsibility for rightful claim and recognition—kingship and inheritance are portrayed as matters requiring affirmation by revered sages, aligning with Purāṇic ideals of legitimacy guided by dharma and learned authority.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu, temple-building, or ritual procedure is stated directly in this verse; its significance is genealogical and social—formal assent and respectful salutation (bowing) in a royal-sage interaction.