Shloka 26

Matsya Purana — Inquiry into Yayāti’s Story and the Kacha–Devayānī Episode

Devanagari script

व्रतं च व्रतकालं च यथोक्तं प्रत्यगृह्णत आराधयन्नुपाध्यायं देवयानीं च भारत //

Transliteration

vrataṃ ca vratakālaṃ ca yathoktaṃ pratyagṛhṇata ārādhayannupādhyāyaṃ devayānīṃ ca bhārata //

Translation

He duly accepted the vow and its prescribed duration exactly as instructed, worshipping and serving his preceptor; and he attended upon Devayānī as well, O Bhārata.

Word by Word

• व्रतम्: a vow/observance

• च: and

• व्रतकालम्: the period (duration) of the vow

• च: and

• यथोक्तम्: as stated/as prescribed

• प्रत्यगृह्णत: accepted/undertook

• आराधयन्: worshipping, serving, propitiating

• उपाध्यायम्: the teacher/preceptor

• देवयानीम्: Devayānī (proper name)

• च: and

• भारत: O Bhārata (address to the listener).

Speaker

• Sūta (narrator) recounting the episode within the Matsya Purāṇa discourse

Entities Mentioned

• Devayānī
• Upādhyāya (preceptor)

Tags

• Vrata
• Dharma
• Guru-seva
• Itihasa
• Yayati

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss Pralaya; it highlights dharmic discipline—undertaking a prescribed vow and honoring the teacher—within a genealogical/itihāsa narrative.

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

It models core duties praised in the Matsya Purāṇa—observing vratas with exactness (yathoktam) and practicing guru-sevā (service to the preceptor), virtues expected of householders and rulers alike for self-control and legitimacy.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The ritual significance is the correct undertaking of a vrata along with its specified duration (vrata-kāla), emphasizing procedural accuracy in religious observances rather than Vāstu or temple-construction rules.