Shloka 87

Matsya Purana — Dynastic Genealogies: Paurava–Anu Lines

Devanagari script

सत्पुत्रेण तु धर्मज्ञ कृतार्थो ऽहं यशस्विना मुक्त्वात्मानं ततो ऽसौ वै प्राप्तवान्ब्रह्मणः क्षयम् //

Transliteration

satputreṇa tu dharmajña kṛtārtho 'haṃ yaśasvinā muktvātmānaṃ tato 'sau vai prāptavānbrahmaṇaḥ kṣayam //

Translation

“O knower of dharma, through a virtuous and renowned son I have become fulfilled.” Having then relinquished the self (i.e., giving up the body), he indeed attained Brahman—reaching the state where all decay comes to an end.

Word by Word

• satputreṇa: by a good/virtuous son

• tu: indeed

• dharmajña: O knower of dharma

• kṛtārthaḥ: fulfilled, having achieved the purpose

• aham: I

• yaśasvinā: by the illustrious/famed one

• muktvā: having released, having abandoned

• ātmānam: the self (often: one’s embodied life/body)

• tataḥ: then, thereafter

• asau: he (that person)

• vai: certainly

• prāptavān: attained

• brahmaṇaḥ: of Brahman / the Absolute

• kṣayam: end, cessation, destruction (here: the end of perishing—imperishability).

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (instructional narration to Vaivasvata Manu, likely via Sūta’s retelling)

Entities Mentioned

• Brahman

Tags

• Dharma
• Putradharma
• Moksha
• Householder
• Lineage

FAQs

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

This verse does not describe cosmic pralaya; it speaks of personal “ending” (kṣaya) as spiritual cessation of decay through attaining Brahman—an individual liberation theme rather than world-dissolution.

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

It elevates putradharma: raising a satputra (virtuous son) brings fulfilment to the householder and supports dharmic continuity, implying that social order and spiritual aims are upheld through ethical progeny and right conduct.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or temple-architecture rule is stated here; the ritual takeaway is the broader purāṇic idea that dharmic household life (including worthy offspring) supports one’s passage toward liberation.