Shloka 47

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

Devanagari script

गत्वाथ मोहयामास रजिपुत्रान्बृहस्पतिः जिनधर्मं समास्थाय वेदबाह्यं स वेदवित् //

Transliteration

gatvātha mohayāmāsa rajiputrānbṛhaspatiḥ jinadharmaṃ samāsthāya vedabāhyaṃ sa vedavit //

Translation

Then Bṛhaspati went and bewildered the sons of Raji; though a knower of the Veda, he adopted a ‘Jina’ doctrine—one that stands outside the Vedic fold.

Word by Word

• गत्वा (gatvā): having gone

• अथ (atha): then

• मोहयामास (mohayāmāsa): caused to be deluded/bewildered

• रजिपुत्रान् (rajiputrān): the sons of Raji

• बृहस्पतिः (bṛhaspatiḥ): Bṛhaspati (preceptor of the gods)

• जिनधर्मम् (jinadharmam): the Jina-doctrine/religion

• समास्थाय (samāsthāya): having resorted to/adopted

• वेदबाह्यम् (vedabāhyam): outside the Veda, non-Vedic

• सः (saḥ): he

• वेदवित् (vedavit): knower of the Veda.

Speaker

• Sūta (narrator) relating the Purāṇic account (within the Matsya Purāṇa’s dialogue framework)

Entities Mentioned

• Bṛhaspati
• Raji
• Raji-putras
• Jina-dharma
• Veda

Tags

• Dharma
• Non-Vedic doctrines
• Genealogy
• Royal lineages
• Religious polemics

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss pralaya; it focuses on a dharma-conflict narrative where Bṛhaspati leads a royal group into a non-Vedic doctrine.

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

It implies that rulers and communities can be ‘mohita’ (misled) by persuasive teachings; a king’s duty in the Purāṇic ethic is to uphold śrauta–smārta (Veda-aligned) dharma and guard society from doctrines portrayed as vedabāhya.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu/temple-building rule is stated here; the ritual takeaway is the text’s emphasis on maintaining Veda-based religious authority versus practices labeled non-Vedic.