Shloka 22

Matsya Purana — Genealogy from Budha to Purūravas and Yayāti; Raji’s war episode; the Paurava...

Devanagari script

अहन्यहनि देवेन्द्रं द्रष्टुं याति स राजराट् कदाचिदारुह्य रथं दक्षिणाम्बरचारिणम् //

Transliteration

ahanyahani devendraṃ draṣṭuṃ yāti sa rājarāṭ kadācidāruhya rathaṃ dakṣiṇāmbaracāriṇam //

Translation

Day after day that sovereign king went to behold Devendra (Indra); and once, mounting a chariot, he set out along the southern course, toward the southern quarter.

Word by Word

• ahanī-ahanī: day after day

• devendram: Devendra/Indra

• draṣṭum: to see, to behold

• yāti: goes

• saḥ: he

• rājarāṭ: sovereign king, paramount ruler

• kadācit: once, at some time

• āruhya: having mounted, having ascended

• ratham: chariot

• dakṣiṇā-ambara-cāriṇam: moving in the southern direction/region (lit. ‘moving in the southern quarter’)

Speaker

• Sūta (narrator) describing the king’s actions within the ongoing Purāṇic narration

Entities Mentioned

• Devendra (Indra)

Tags

• Rajadharma
• Devaloka
• Indra
• Kingship
• Divine audience

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss Pralaya directly; it highlights a royal pattern of repeatedly seeking Indra’s audience, suggesting a governance model grounded in divine consultation rather than cosmological dissolution.

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

It depicts the king’s disciplined, regular approach to receiving guidance from Devendra—an ethical Rajadharma ideal where a ruler seeks higher counsel, acts with restraint, and aligns decisions with dharma rather than mere personal will.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No explicit Vāstu or temple-ritual rule is stated; however, the mention of moving toward the southern quarter (dakṣiṇā) can be read as directional awareness, a theme that later becomes technically important in Vāstu and ritual orientation.