Shloka 53

Matsya Purana — Kārtavīrya Arjuna’s Solar Boon and the Genealogy from Kroṣṭu to the Yādava Lines

Devanagari script

कल्याणत्वान्नरपतेस् तस्मै सा निम्नगोत्तमा चिन्तयाथ परीतात्मा जगामाथ विनिश्चयम् //

Transliteration

kalyāṇatvānnarapates tasmai sā nimnagottamā cintayātha parītātmā jagāmātha viniścayam //

Translation

Because of the king’s auspiciousness and noble nature, that best of rivers, after reflecting with a heart full of concern, arrived at a firm decision regarding him.

Word by Word

• कल्याणत्वात् (kalyāṇatvāt): because of auspiciousness/virtue

• नरपतेः (narapateḥ): of the king

• तस्मै (tasmai): to him/for him

• सा (sā): she

• निम्नगोत्तमा (nimnagottamā): the best of rivers (lit. best among flowing waters)

• चिन्तयाथ (cintayātha): having considered/reflected

• परीतात्मा (parītātmā): with a mind/heart filled (with concern, compassion, resolve)

• जगाम (jagāma): went/approached

• अथ (atha): then

• विनिश्चयम् (viniścayam): a firm determination/decision.

Speaker

• Suta (narrator) describing the episode (contextual narration within the Matsya Purana)

Entities Mentioned

• Narapati (King)
• Nimnagottamā (the best of rivers)

Tags

• Pralaya
• Matsya Purana narrative
• Royal Dharma
• Auspiciousness
• Resolve

FAQs

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

It presents a pre-Pralaya narrative cue: forces of nature (here, a personified river) respond to the king’s virtue and move toward a decisive action, suggesting that cosmic events unfold with moral and providential alignment.

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

The verse implies that the king’s kalyāṇa (auspicious, righteous character) has tangible consequences—eliciting protective or supportive responses—reinforcing the Matsya Purana theme that dharmic governance stabilizes society and invites благоприятные outcomes.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No explicit Vāstu or ritual procedure is stated in this verse; its takeaway is ethical-cosmic: auspicious conduct (kalyāṇa) becomes the basis for right decision-making and favorable support, a principle often presupposed in ritual and temple-commission contexts elsewhere in the Purana.