Shloka 66
Matsya Purana — Dynastic Genealogies: Paurava–Anu Lines
उत्पन्नाः शूद्रयोना तु भवच्छन्दे सुरोत्तम अन्धं वृद्धं च मां ज्ञात्वा सुदेष्णा महिषी तव प्राहिणोद् अवमानान्मे शूद्रां धात्रेयिकां नृप //
utpannāḥ śūdrayonā tu bhavacchande surottama andhaṃ vṛddhaṃ ca māṃ jñātvā sudeṣṇā mahiṣī tava prāhiṇod avamānānme śūdrāṃ dhātreyikāṃ nṛpa //
„Wahrlich, nach deinem eigenen Willen, o Bester der Götter, wurde ich aus einem Śūdra-Schoß geboren. Als Sudeṣṇā, deine Königin, erkannte, dass ich blind und betagt war, o König, sandte sie mir aus Verachtung eine Śūdra-Amme, eine Tochter Dhātreyas.“
FAQs
Nothing directly—this verse is a courtly, ethical narrative about status, contempt, and treatment of the vulnerable, not a pralaya teaching.
It implies a ruler’s duty to prevent humiliation and neglect within the royal household—especially toward the aged, infirm, or dependent—since contemptuous treatment becomes a moral failing and a cause of social disorder.
None is stated; the verse contains no Vāstu, temple-building, or ritual procedure terminology.