Matsya Purana — Dynastic Genealogies: Paurava–Anu Lines, Shloka 72

Devanagari script

*सुदेष्णोवाच नार्हसि त्वं महाभाग पुत्रं मे दातुमीदृशम् तोषितश्च यथाशक्ति प्रसादं कुरु मे प्रभो //

Transliteration

*sudeṣṇovāca nārhasi tvaṃ mahābhāga putraṃ me dātumīdṛśam toṣitaśca yathāśakti prasādaṃ kuru me prabho //

Translation

Sudeṣṇā said: “O greatly fortunate one, you ought not to give away my son in this manner. Since you have been pleased—as far as I was able—grant me your favor, O lord.”

Word by Word

• सुदेष्णा उवाच: Sudeṣṇā said

• न अर्हसि: you should not / it is not proper for you

• त्वम्: you

• महाभाग: O greatly fortunate/noble one

• पुत्रम्: son

• मे: my

• दातुम्: to give (away)

• ईदृशम्: like this / in this way

• तोषितः च: and (you have been) pleased/satisfied

• यथा-शक्ति: according to one’s ability

• प्रसादम्: favor/grace/boon

• कुरु: grant/do

• मे: to me

• प्रभो: O lord/master

Speaker

• Sudeṣṇā

Entities Mentioned

• Sudeṣṇā
• son (putra)
• a lordly recipient (prabhu)

Tags

• Dynasties
• Dharma
• Boons
• Family duty
• Royal ethics

FAQs

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

This verse does not address Pralaya; it focuses on a domestic-ethical appeal concerning the impropriety of giving away one’s son and a request for grace (prasāda).

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

It highlights dharma in household and royal decision-making: major acts like “giving away” a child should not be done arbitrarily, and legitimate requests should be met with measured favor rather than harm to family obligations.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or temple-architecture rule is stated here; the only ritual-ethical note is the idiom of seeking “prasāda” (favor/boon) from a superior after offering service to the best of one’s ability (yathāśakti).