Shloka 52

Matsya Purana — Dynastic Genealogies: Paurava–Anu Lines

Devanagari script

प्रसादिते गते तस्मिन् गोधर्मं भक्तितस्तु सः मनसैव समादध्यौ तन्निष्ठस्तत्परो हि सः //

Transliteration

prasādite gate tasmin godharmaṃ bhaktitastu saḥ manasaiva samādadhyau tanniṣṭhastatparo hi saḥ //

Translation

When that one had been graciously satisfied and had departed, he—out of devotion—mentally embraced the dharma taught there, remaining firmly established in it and wholly devoted to it.

Word by Word

• prasādite: when (he) was pleased/propitiated

• gate: having gone/departed

• tasmin: in/when that (person/event)

• go-dharmam: the dharma that was spoken/taught (lit. ‘said-dharma’)

• bhaktitas: out of devotion, with devotion

• tu: indeed

• saḥ: he

• manasā eva: by the mind alone, mentally

• samādadhyau: he took up, he adopted, he fixed (in himself)

• tat-niṣṭhaḥ: established in that, steadfast in it

• tat-paraḥ: intent on that, wholly devoted to that

• hi: surely/indeed.

Speaker

• Suta (narrator) describing the hearer’s response after the revered teacher departs (contextually within Matsya Purana’s Manu–Matsya dialogue frame).

Tags

• Dharma
• Bhakti
• Rajadharma
• Ethics
• Devotional discipline

FAQs

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

This verse does not describe pralaya directly; it highlights the post-instruction response—internalizing dharma with devotion—rather than cosmology or dissolution.

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

It emphasizes that true duty is not merely external performance: a king or householder should adopt dharma inwardly (manasā), remain steadfast (tanniṣṭha), and prioritize it as the guiding aim (tatpara).

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No specific vastu/temple rule is stated; the ritual takeaway is the principle of sincere inner assimilation of teachings—devotion and steadiness—after a rite, discourse, or instruction concludes.