Shloka 51
Matsya Purana — Kārtavīrya Arjuna’s Solar Boon and the Genealogy from Kroṣṭu to the Yādava Lines
यज्ञे देवावृधो राजा बन्धूनां मित्रवर्धनः अपुत्रस्त्वभवद्राजा चचार परमं तपः पुत्रः सर्वगुणोपेतो मम भूयादिति स्पृहन् //
yajñe devāvṛdho rājā bandhūnāṃ mitravardhanaḥ aputrastvabhavadrājā cacāra paramaṃ tapaḥ putraḥ sarvaguṇopeto mama bhūyāditi spṛhan //
In sacrifice, King Devāvṛdha increased the gods’ due share and fostered the welfare of kinsmen and friends. Yet he remained without a son; longing, “May a son endowed with every virtue be mine,” he undertook the highest austerities.
FAQs
This verse does not address pralaya; it focuses on a king’s ritual merit and his austerities undertaken to obtain a virtuous son.
It presents a model of kingship where the ruler supports yajña (public religious duty), strengthens social bonds with relatives and allies, and—when lacking an heir—turns to disciplined tapas with a dharmic aim: a son of good qualities rather than mere lineage.
The ritual significance is yajña: the king is described as one who ‘increases the gods’ share’ through sacrifice, implying correct performance and patronage of Vedic rites; no Vāstu or temple-architecture detail appears in this verse.