Shloka 31

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

Devanagari script

पञ्चपञ्चाशदब्दानि लता सूक्ष्मा भविष्यसि पुरूरवाः पिशाचत्वं तत्रैवानुभविष्यति //

Transliteration

pañcapañcāśadabdāni latā sūkṣmā bhaviṣyasi purūravāḥ piśācatvaṃ tatraivānubhaviṣyati //

Translation

“For fifty-five years you shall become a subtle creeper (a delicate vine). And Purūravas shall, in that very place, undergo the state of a piśāca (a goblin-like being).”

Word by Word

• pañca-pañcāśat: fifty-five

• abdāni: years

• latā: creeper, vine

• sūkṣmā: subtle, fine, delicate

• bhaviṣyasi: you will become

• purūravāḥ: Purūravas (proper name)

• piśācatvam: the condition/state of a piśāca

• tatra eva: there itself, in that very place

• anubhaviṣyati: will experience, will undergo

Speaker

• Narrator (Sūta/authorial Purāṇic voice reporting a curse/boon within the Urvaśī–Purūravas narrative)

Entities Mentioned

• Purūravas
• Piśāca

Tags

• Curse
• Transformation
• Pururavas
• Urvashi episode
• Puranic narrative

FAQs

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

This verse does not describe Pralaya; it presents a curse-like transformation and its consequence, emphasizing karmic result and altered states of being rather than cosmic dissolution.

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

Indirectly, it underlines the Purāṇic ethic that actions and breaches of conduct can lead to severe consequences (loss of status, suffering, social/ritual exclusion), a caution relevant to rulers and householders who must uphold dharma.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu, temple-building, or ritual procedure is specified in this verse; its focus is narrative—metamorphosis into a vine and Purūravas experiencing piśāca-hood at that location.