Shloka 5

Matsya Purana — Conclusion of the Prayaga Mahatmya: Kingship Restored

Devanagari script

युधिष्ठिरो ऽपि धर्मात्मा भ्रातृभिः सहितो ऽवसत् महादानं ततो दत्त्वा धर्मपुत्रो महामनाः //

Transliteration

yudhiṣṭhiro 'pi dharmātmā bhrātṛbhiḥ sahito 'vasat mahādānaṃ tato dattvā dharmaputro mahāmanāḥ //

Translation

Then Yudhiṣṭhira too—righteous-souled, the son of Dharma and great-minded—dwelt together with his brothers, after bestowing a great gift (mahādāna).

Word by Word

• yudhiṣṭhiraḥ: Yudhiṣṭhira

• api: also/too

• dharmātmā: righteous-souled, devoted to dharma

• bhrātṛbhiḥ: with (his) brothers

• sahitaḥ: accompanied, together with

• avasat: dwelt, stayed

• mahādānam: a great gift/major charitable donation

• tataḥ: then/thereafter

• dattvā: having given

• dharmaputraḥ: son of Dharma (epithet of Yudhiṣṭhira)

• mahāmanāḥ: great-minded, magnanimous

Speaker

• Sūta (Purāṇic narrator) / narrative voice (contextual)

Entities Mentioned

• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Bhrātṛs (Pandava brothers)
• Dharma (as Yama/Dharmarāja, by epithet dharmaputra)

Tags

• Rajadharma
• Dharma
• Mahadana
• Pandavas
• Kingship ethics

FAQs

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

Nothing directly—this verse is ethical-historical in tone, highlighting righteous living and meritorious giving rather than cosmology or pralaya.

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

It presents the kingly ideal: steadfast dharma expressed through mahādāna (great charity) and responsible household/royal stability, with Yudhiṣṭhira shown as magnanimous and duty-centered.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No explicit Vāstu or temple-building rule appears here; the ritual implication is the broader Purāṇic emphasis that major gifts (mahādāna) are a high-merit religious act often performed with proper rites.