Shloka 9

Matsya Purana — Maya’s Nectar-Reservoir in Tripura and the Revival of the Slain in the Tripur...

Devanagari script

ऐश्वर्यस्य फलं यत्तत् प्रभुत्वस्य च यत्फलम् तदद्य दर्शयिष्यामि यावद्वीराः समन्ततः //

Transliteration

aiśvaryasya phalaṃ yattat prabhutvasya ca yatphalam tadadya darśayiṣyāmi yāvadvīrāḥ samantataḥ //

Translation

That fruit which comes from sovereignty, and that fruit which comes from lordly authority—today I shall demonstrate it, while the heroes stand gathered on every side.

Word by Word

• aiśvaryasya: of sovereignty/royal fortune

• phalam: fruit/result

• yat tat: whatever/that which

• prabhutvasya: of mastery/lordship/overlordship

• ca: and

• yat-phalam: what fruit/result

• tat: that

• adya: today/now

• darśayiṣyāmi: I shall show/demonstrate

• yāvat: while/as long as

• vīrāḥ: heroes/warriors

• samantataḥ: on all sides/around

Speaker

• A royal instructor/narrative voice within the Rajadharma discourse (contextually a speaker demonstrating the consequences of power); traditionally transmitted by Sūta in Purāṇic narration

Tags

• Rajadharma
• Niti
• Kingship
• Authority
• Power

FAQs

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

This verse does not address Pralaya; it focuses on worldly sovereignty (aiśvarya) and authority (prabhutva) and their observable outcomes.

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

It frames kingship as something whose “fruit” becomes visible through conduct and governance—suggesting that authority must be proven through demonstrable results (order, protection, leadership) before witnesses (the assembled vīras).

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or ritual procedure is mentioned in this verse; it is a nīti-oriented statement about displaying the effects of power and lordship.