Shloka 27

Matsya Purana — Devayānī–Śarmiṣṭhā Dialogue: Yayāti’s Transgression

Devanagari script

सा तु दृष्ट्वैव पितरम् अभिवाद्याग्रतः स्थिता अनन्तरं ययातिस्तु पूजयामास भार्गवम् //

Transliteration

sā tu dṛṣṭvaiva pitaram abhivādyāgrataḥ sthitā anantaraṃ yayātistu pūjayāmāsa bhārgavam //

Translation

As soon as she saw her father, she bowed to him and stood before him. Thereafter, King Yayāti duly honored Bhārgava, the sage of the Bhṛgu lineage.

Word by Word

• सा (sā): she

• तु (tu): indeed/then

• दृष्ट्वा एव (dṛṣṭvā eva): having seen at once

• पितरम् (pitaram): her father

• अभिवाद्य (abhivādya): having saluted/bowed to

• अग्रतः (agrataḥ): in front

• स्थिता (sthitā): stood

• अनन्तरम् (anantaram): thereafter/next

• ययातिः (yayātiḥ): Yayāti

• तु (tu): then

• पूजयामास (pūjayāmāsa): honored/revered/worshipped

• भार्गवम् (bhārgavam): Bhārgava (a Bhṛgu-lineage sage, commonly Śukra in royal narratives)

Speaker

• Sūta (Purāṇic narrator) relating the Yayāti episode within the Matsya Purāṇa discourse

Entities Mentioned

• Yayāti
• Bhārgava

Tags

• Dynasties
• Genealogy
• Royal Etiquette
• Dharma
• Sage-Honor

FAQs

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

This verse is not about Pralaya; it focuses on courtly and familial conduct—saluting one’s father and honoring a revered Bhārgava sage.

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

It highlights dharmic etiquette: respectful salutation to elders and formal honor to Brahmin sages—key virtues for a king (rājadharma) and for householders upholding social order.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or temple-building rule is stated here; the ritual element is social-ritual propriety (abhivāda and pūjā) shown toward elders and a revered sage.