Shloka 7

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

Devanagari script

तत्ते ऽहं सम्प्रवक्ष्यामि पृच्छतो राजसत्तम देवयान्याश्च संयोगं ययातेर्नाहुषस्य च //

Transliteration

tatte 'haṃ sampravakṣyāmi pṛcchato rājasattama devayānyāśca saṃyogaṃ yayāternāhuṣasya ca //

Translation

Now I shall declare to you—since you inquire, O best of kings—the account of the union of Devayānī and Yayāti, the son of Nahūṣa.

Word by Word

• tat: that (account/matter)

• te: to you

• aham: I

• sampravakṣyāmi: shall fully narrate/expound

• pṛcchataḥ: of (you) who are asking

• rājasattama: O best among kings

• devayānyāḥ: of Devayānī

• ca: and

• saṃyogam: union/association/marriage

• yayāteḥ: of Yayāti

• nāhuṣasya: of Nahūṣa

• ca: and (i.e., also concerning Nahūṣa’s line)

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (Vishnu) speaking to Vaivasvata Manu

Entities Mentioned

• Devayānī
• Yayāti
• Nahūṣa

Tags

• Dynasties
• Genealogy
• Lunar Dynasty
• Royal Lineages
• Narrative Frame

FAQs

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

Nothing directly—this verse is a narrative transition, introducing a royal-genealogical episode (Devayānī–Yayāti) rather than cosmology or Pralaya.

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

By addressing “O best of kings” and moving into a lineage-and-marriage account, it frames dharma through royal conduct and household alliances, a common Purāṇic method of teaching ethics via exemplary narratives.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu, temple-building, or ritual procedure is stated in this verse; it serves to introduce a historical-genealogical narration.