Shloka 36

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

Devanagari script

*शुक्र उवाच अथेह्येहीति शब्देन मृतं संजीवयाम्यहम् ततः संजीवनीं विद्यां प्रयुक्त्वा कचमाह्वयत् //

Transliteration

*śukra uvāca athehyehīti śabdena mṛtaṃ saṃjīvayāmyaham tataḥ saṃjīvanīṃ vidyāṃ prayuktvā kacamāhvayat //

Translation

Śukra said: “By the utterance ‘atha ihyehi’—‘now, come here!’—I shall revive the dead.” Then, applying the Saṃjīvanī (reviving) lore, he called Kaca back.

Word by Word

• śukraḥ uvāca: Śukra said

• atha: now/then

• ihya-ihi iti: ‘ihyehi’—(a summons) “come here”

• śabdena: by the sound/utterance (of the words)

• mṛtam: one who is dead/the dead

• saṃjīvayāmi: I revive/I bring back to life

• aham: I

• tataḥ: thereafter/then

• saṃjīvanīm: the Saṃjīvanī (revival) formula/lore

• vidyām: knowledge/mantric science

• prayuktvā: having employed/applied

• kacam: Kaca (name of the person)

• āhvayat: he called/summoned (back).

Speaker

• Śukra (Śukrācārya)

Entities Mentioned

• Śukra (Śukrācārya)
• Saṃjīvanī Vidyā
• Kaca

Tags

• Sanjivani
• Mantra
• Revival
• Guru-Shishya
• Daitya-Deva

FAQs

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

This verse is not about cosmic creation or Pralaya; it describes a localized “revival” (saṃjīvana) through Śukra’s mantra-knowledge, highlighting life-restoration as a siddhi rather than a cosmological event.

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

Indirectly, it underscores the Purāṇic ethic that knowledge (vidyā) must be responsibly applied: a householder or ruler should honor teachers and sacred learning, and avoid misuse of powerful rites that can disrupt social and moral order.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or temple-building rule appears here; the ritual takeaway is the efficacy of precise mantra-utterance (śabda) and applied vidyā (saṃjīvanī) within Purāṇic ritual-technology.