Shloka 67

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

Devanagari script

संस्थापयामास जरां तदा पुत्रे महात्मनि पौरवेणाथ वयसा राजा यौवनमास्थितः //

Transliteration

saṃsthāpayāmāsa jarāṃ tadā putre mahātmani pauraveṇātha vayasā rājā yauvanamāsthitaḥ //

Translation

Then the king placed his own old age upon his great-souled son Puru; and by that exchange of age, the king entered into youth again.

Word by Word

• संस्थापयामास: he placed/established

• जराम्: old age, senescence

• तदा: then

• पुत्रे: upon (in) the son

• महात्मनि: in the great-souled one

• पौरवेण: by/through Puru (the Paurava)

• अथ: then/thereupon

• वयसा: by age (as a state/condition)

• राजा: the king

• यौवनम्: youth

• आस्थितः: entered into/assumed

Speaker

• Suta (narrator) recounting the dynastic episode (Yayati–Puru motif)

Entities Mentioned

• Puru (Paurava)
• The King (Yayati motif)

Tags

• Dynasties
• Genealogy
• Paurava
• Kingship
• Yayati-episode

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss Pralaya; it belongs to a dynastic narrative where a king regains youth by transferring old age to his son, emphasizing lineage and moral causality rather than cosmic dissolution.

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

It highlights a kingship-and-householder tension: the king’s desire to continue youthful enjoyment leads to an extraordinary exchange, implicitly raising an ethical lesson about self-control, responsibility toward descendants, and proper succession (placing the burden of age/renunciation where it rightly belongs).

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vastu, temple-building, or ritual procedure is stated in this verse; it is focused on royal genealogy and the moral consequences of personal desire and succession.