Shloka 34

Matsya Purana — Devayānī Meets Yayāti: Courtship

Devanagari script

*शुक्र उवाच अधर्मात्त्वां विमुञ्चामि वरं वरय चेप्सितम् अस्मिन्विवाहे त्वं श्लाघ्यो रहः पापं नुदामि ते //

Transliteration

*śukra uvāca adharmāttvāṃ vimuñcāmi varaṃ varaya cepsitam asminvivāhe tvaṃ ślāghyo rahaḥ pāpaṃ nudāmi te //

Translation

Śukra said: “I release you from adharma. Choose a boon—whatever you desire. In this marriage you are worthy of praise; and in private I dispel your sin.”

Word by Word

• śukra uvāca: Śukra said

• adharmāt: from unrighteousness/sinful conduct

• tvām: you

• vimuñcāmi: I set free/release

• varam: a boon

• varaya: choose/ask for

• ca: and

• īpsitam: desired/wished-for

• asmin vivāhe: in this marriage

• tvam: you

• ślāghyaḥ: praiseworthy/laudable

• rahaḥ: in private/secretly

• pāpam: sin/impurity

• nudāmi: I drive away/remove

• te: for you/your

Speaker

• Śukra (Śukrācārya)

Entities Mentioned

• Śukra
• Adharma
• Vivāha (marriage)
• Vara (boon)
• Pāpa (sin)

Tags

• Dharma
• Marriage
• Expiation
• Boons
• Ethical counsel

FAQs

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

This verse does not address Pralaya; it focuses on moral correction (release from adharma) and the removal of sin in a marriage-related situation.

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

It emphasizes householder ethics: marriage is to be upheld as a dharmic institution, and wrongdoing (pāpa/adharma) should be corrected through guidance, purification, and right intention.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or temple-architecture rule is stated here; the ritual implication is purification/expiation connected with vivāha and moral restoration.