Shloka 33

Matsya Purana — Agastya’s Origin

Devanagari script

तस्य पूजामकुर्वन्तं शशाप स मुनिर्नृपम् विदेहस्त्वं भवस्वेति ततस्तेनाप्यसौ मुनिः //

Transliteration

tasya pūjāmakurvantaṃ śaśāpa sa munirnṛpam videhastvaṃ bhavasveti tatastenāpyasau muniḥ //

Translation

When the king did not perform his worship, that sage cursed him, saying, “You shall become Videha (one without a body).” Thereupon, that sage too was, in turn, affected by him.

Word by Word

• tasya: of him/for him

• pūjām: worship, honoring rite

• akurvantam: not doing, failing to perform

• śaśāpa: cursed

• saḥ muniḥ: that sage

• nṛpam: the king

• videhaḥ: bodiless/without a body

• tvam: you

• bhavasva: become

• iti: thus

• tataḥ: then/thereupon

• tena: by him/through him

• api: also/indeed

• asau muniḥ: that very sage

Speaker

• Suta (narrator) relating a dynastic episode (within the Matsya Purana’s genealogical narration)

Entities Mentioned

• Muni (sage)
• Nripa (king)
• Videha (epithet/condition; later associated with the Videha country and Janaka traditions)

Tags

• Dynasties
• Curse
• Royal Dharma
• Genealogy
• Puranic Narrative

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss Pralaya; it focuses on a moral-legal narrative where neglect of due honor (pūjā) triggers a curse affecting royal fate.

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

It implies that a ruler must properly honor and ritually respect sages and prescribed worship; failure in pūjā is treated as a serious lapse of dharma with tangible consequences.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The ritual element is pūjā (formal honoring/worship). No Vāstu or temple-construction rule is stated, but it underscores the importance of correct ritual observance in Puranic ethics.