Shloka 47
Matsya Purana — Inquiry into Yayāti’s Story and the Kacha–Devayānī Episode
*शौनक उवाच स त्व् एवमुक्तो देवयान्या महर्षिः संरम्भेण व्याजहाराथ काव्यः असंशयं मामसुरा द्विषन्ति ये मे शिष्यानागतान्सूदयन्ति //
*śaunaka uvāca sa tv evamukto devayānyā maharṣiḥ saṃrambheṇa vyājahārātha kāvyaḥ asaṃśayaṃ māmasurā dviṣanti ye me śiṣyānāgatānsūdayanti //
Śaunaka said: Thus addressed by Devayānī, the great sage Kāvya (Śukra) spoke in anger: “Without doubt the Asuras hate me—those who even slay my disciples when they come before them.”
FAQs
This verse does not address Pralaya; it focuses on a social-ethical conflict in the Devayānī–Śukra narrative, highlighting hostility and violence against a sage’s disciples.
It implies a dharmic duty to protect teachers, students, and guests from violence; harming disciples is portrayed as a grievous wrong that disrupts social order and righteous conduct.
No Vāstu or ritual procedure is stated directly; the verse is narrative, emphasizing moral breakdown (violence against disciples) rather than temple-building or rites.