Shloka 44

Matsya Purana — Lineage of Yayāti through Yadu and the Deeds of Kārtavīrya Arjuna

Devanagari script

*सूत उवाच तस्य रामस्तदा त्व् आसीन् मृत्युः शापेन धीमतः वरश्चैव तु राजर्षेः स्वयमेव वृतः पुरा //

Transliteration

*sūta uvāca tasya rāmastadā tv āsīn mṛtyuḥ śāpena dhīmataḥ varaścaiva tu rājarṣeḥ svayameva vṛtaḥ purā //

Translation

Sūta said: For him, Rāma then indeed became Death, by the curse of that wise one; and the boon of the royal seer had, in former times, been chosen by himself alone.

Word by Word

• sūtaḥ uvāca: Sūta said

• tasya: for him/of him

• rāmaḥ: Rāma

• tadā: then

• tu: indeed/but

• āsīt: became/was

• mṛtyuḥ: Death (as the agent of death)

• śāpena: by a curse

• dhīmataḥ: of the wise/intelligent one

• varaḥ: boon

• ca eva: and indeed

• tu: moreover

• rājarṣeḥ: of the royal sage

• svayam eva: by himself alone

• vṛtaḥ: chosen/selected

• purā: formerly/long ago.

Speaker

• Sūta

Entities Mentioned

• Sūta
• Rāma
• Rājarṣi (royal sage)

Tags

• Dynasties
• Curses and Boons
• Royal Ethics
• Puranic Narrative
• Karma

FAQs

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

This verse is not about Pralaya; it highlights karmic causality in narrative history—how a curse can make a divine or heroic figure function as the agent of death for someone.

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

It underscores accountability: a ruler’s fate can hinge on prior choices (a boon “chosen by oneself”) and on ethical conduct that avoids provoking a curse—an implicit Rajadharma lesson about restraint, humility, and honoring sages.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu, temple-building, or ritual procedure is specified in this verse; the focus is narrative-ethical (boon/curse and its consequence).