Shloka 21

Matsya Purana — Nārāyaṇa as Haṃsa in the Cosmic Ocean: Vedic Yajña-Puruṣa and Mārkaṇḍeya’s Vi...

Devanagari script

व्यक्तमन्यतमो भावस् तेषां संभावितो मम न हीदृशं जगत्क्लेशम् अयुक्तं सत्यमर्हति //

Transliteration

vyaktamanyatamo bhāvas teṣāṃ saṃbhāvito mama na hīdṛśaṃ jagatkleśam ayuktaṃ satyamarhati //

Translation

It is clearly some other motive that I suspect in them; for truth, when it is without proper reasoning, does not deserve to bring about such suffering in the world.

Word by Word

• vyaktam: clearly/evidently

• anyatamaḥ: some other/another (unspecified)

• bhāvaḥ: intention/inner motive/state of mind

• teṣām: of them

• saṃbhāvitaḥ: suspected/considered likely

• mama: by me/in my view

• na: not

• hi: indeed/for

• īdṛśam: such/like this

• jagat-kleśam: suffering/affliction of the world

• ayuktam: not properly reasoned/illogical/inappropriate

• satyam: truth/a true statement

• arhati: deserves/is fit (to be accepted).

Speaker

• Vaivasvata Manu (probable, within the Manu–Matsya dialogue frame)

Tags

• Dharma
• Niti
• Truth and Reason
• Ethics
• Worldly Suffering

FAQs

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

This verse does not describe pralaya directly; it focuses on ethical discernment—warning that even something claimed as “true” should not be accepted if it is ayukta (unsupported by proper reasoning) and results in jagat-kleśa (worldly suffering).

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

It supports Rajadharma and household ethics: a ruler or householder must examine motives (bhāva) behind claims and policies, and reject “truth-claims” that lack yukti (sound reasoning) and lead to public harm—prioritizing welfare and justice over rigid assertions.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No direct Vastu or ritual rule is stated; indirectly, it implies that ritual/administrative decisions (including temple or civic works) should be guided by reasoned principles and public welfare, not by ill-founded assertions that produce suffering.