Shloka 48

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

Devanagari script

वेदत्रयीपरिभ्रष्टांश् चकार धिषणाधिपः वेदबाह्यान्परिज्ञाय हेतुवादसमन्वितान् //

Transliteration

vedatrayīparibhraṣṭāṃś cakāra dhiṣaṇādhipaḥ vedabāhyānparijñāya hetuvādasamanvitān //

Translation

The Lord of Intelligence (Bṛhaspati) fashioned them into those who had fallen away from the three Vedas; recognizing them as outside the Veda, he imbued them with the doctrine of mere reasoning (hetuvāda).

Word by Word

• veda-trayī: the triad of Vedas (Ṛg, Yajus, Sāman)

• paribhraṣṭān: fallen away, deviated

• cakāra: made, rendered

• dhiṣaṇā-adhipaḥ: lord of intellect (Bṛhaspati)

• veda-bāhyān: outside the Veda, non-Vedic

• parijñāya: having recognized/ascertained

• hetu-vāda: doctrine of reasons/logic as final authority (rationalism divorced from śruti)

• samanvitān: endowed with, furnished with

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (teaching Vaivasvata Manu)

Entities Mentioned

• Brihaspati
• Vedas (Trayī)
• Hetuvāda

Tags

• Dharma
• Veda-Authority
• Pāṣaṇḍa
• Philosophy
• Polemic

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss pralaya; it addresses doctrinal deviation—how beings become “outside the Veda” by adopting hetuvāda as the sole authority.

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

It implies that rulers and householders should uphold Veda-based dharma and be cautious of teachings that reject śruti, since such “Veda-bāhya” views are portrayed as leading communities away from orthodox duty and sacrificial-ethical order.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or temple rule is stated here; the ritual takeaway is indirect—ritual legitimacy is tied to the Trayī (Vedic authority), while hetuvāda-alone is treated as non-Vedic.