Shloka 10

Matsya Purana — Devayānī and Śarmiṣṭhā’s Quarrel

Devanagari script

याचतस्त्वं च दुहिता स्तुवतः प्रतिगृह्णतः सुताहं स्तूयमानस्य ददतो न तु गृह्णतः //

Transliteration

yācatastvaṃ ca duhitā stuvataḥ pratigṛhṇataḥ sutāhaṃ stūyamānasya dadato na tu gṛhṇataḥ //

Translation

You are the daughter of one who begs; I am the son of one who accepts while being praised. Yet I belong to one who, though praised, gives—he does not take.

Word by Word

• yācataḥ: of one who begs/asks

• tvam: you

• ca: and

• duhitā: daughter

• stuvataḥ: of one who praises/flatteringly extols

• pratigṛhṇataḥ: of one who accepts/receives

• sutā: son

• aham: I

• stūyamānasya: of one who is being praised

• dadataḥ: of one who gives

• na: not

• tu: however/indeed

• gṛhṇataḥ: of one who takes/accepts

Speaker

• Likely a royal/ethical instruction voice within the Adhyaya (Matsya Purana’s Rajadharma-style discourse; traditionally framed in Matsya–Manu dialogue)

Tags

• Dharma
• Dāna
• Nīti
• Humility
• Ethics

FAQs

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

This verse is not about Pralaya; it teaches social-ethical dharma—how one should relate to giving, praise, and receiving without moral decline.

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

It promotes the ideal of dignified generosity: a king/householder should give even when praised and should avoid becoming dependent on taking; it also critiques flattery and transactional praise around gifts.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or temple-ritual procedure is stated here; the significance is ethical—purity of intention in dāna, which underlies many ritual gifts (dakṣiṇā) in Purāṇic practice.