Shloka 65

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

Devanagari script

*शुक्र उवाच आचक्षे वो दानवा बालिशाः स्थ शिष्यः कचो वत्स्यति मत्समीपे संजीवनीं प्राप्य विद्यां मयायं तुल्यप्रभावो ब्राह्मणो ब्रह्मभूतः //

Transliteration

*śukra uvāca ācakṣe vo dānavā bāliśāḥ stha śiṣyaḥ kaco vatsyati matsamīpe saṃjīvanīṃ prāpya vidyāṃ mayāyaṃ tulyaprabhāvo brāhmaṇo brahmabhūtaḥ //

Translation

Śukra said: “I tell you, O Dānavas—you are foolish. My disciple Kaca will dwell close by me; having obtained from me the knowledge of Saṃjīvanī, this brāhmaṇa will become equal to me in power, as one who has attained Brahman.”

Word by Word

• शुक्रः (śukraḥ): Śukra (teacher of the Asuras)

• उवाच (uvāca): said

• आचक्षे (ācakṣe): I declare/tell

• वः (vaḥ): to you

• दानवाः (dānavāḥ): O Dānavas (Asura clan)

• बालिशाः (bāliśāḥ): childish, foolish

• स्थ (stha): you are/you remain

• शिष्यः (śiṣyaḥ): disciple

• कचः (kacaḥ): Kaca

• वत्स्यति (vatsyati): will dwell/will stay

• मत्समीपे (matsamīpe): near me/in my proximity

• संजीवनीम् (saṃjīvanīm): Saṃjīvanī (reviving art/knowledge)

• प्राप्य (prāpya): having obtained

• विद्याम् (vidyām): knowledge/science

• मया (mayā): by me/from me

• अयम् (ayam): this (one)

• तुल्यप्रभावः (tulyaprabhāvaḥ): of equal power/equal efficacy

• ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ): brāhmaṇa

• ब्रह्मभूतः (brahmabhūtaḥ): become Brahman-like/one established in Brahman

Speaker

• Śukra (Śukrācārya)

Entities Mentioned

• Śukra
• Dānavas
• Kaca
• Saṃjīvanī Vidyā
• Brahman

Tags

• Saṃjīvanī
• Guru-Śiṣya
• Asura lore
• Puranic education
• Mantra-vidyā

FAQs

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

This verse does not address Pralaya; it belongs to an ethical–mythic episode about acquiring the Saṃjīvanī vidyā, emphasizing how sacred knowledge can confer extraordinary power.

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

Indirectly, it highlights discernment and restraint: power gained through learning and proximity to a teacher should be respected, and rash actions (here, the Dānavas’ foolishness) lead to strategic disadvantage—an instructive principle for rulers and householders alike.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or temple-architecture rule is stated here; the ritual significance is the Saṃjīvanī as a specialized vidyā/mantra tradition transmitted through guru–disciple lineage.