Shloka 64

Matsya Purana — Paurava Genealogy

Devanagari script

प्रवर्तयित्वा तं सर्वम् ऋषिं वाजसनेयकम् विवादे ब्राह्मणैः सार्धम् अभिशप्तो वनं ययौ //

Transliteration

pravartayitvā taṃ sarvam ṛṣiṃ vājasaneyakam vivāde brāhmaṇaiḥ sārdham abhiśapto vanaṃ yayau //

Translation

Having thus set the entire affair in motion concerning the sage Vājasaneya, he became embroiled in a dispute with the Brahmins; being cursed, he departed for the forest.

Word by Word

• pravartayitvā: having set in motion/initiated

• tam sarvam: all that/that whole affair

• ṛṣim: the sage

• vājasaneyakam: Vājasaneya (connected with Yājñavalkya/Vājasaneyi tradition)

• vivāde: in a dispute/controversy

• brāhmaṇaiḥ sārdham: together with the Brahmins/along with Brahmins

• abhiśaptaḥ: having been cursed

• vanam: to the forest

• yayau: went/departed

Speaker

• Sūta (Purāṇic narrator) describing an episode within the Matsya Purana’s dynastic/legendary narration

Entities Mentioned

• Vājasaneya (Vājasaneyaka Ṛṣi)
• Brāhmaṇas

Tags

• Dynasties
• Sage-legend
• Dharma
• Curse
• Forest-renunciation

FAQs

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

This verse does not address Pralaya; it narrates a social-ethical consequence—dispute with Brahmins leading to a curse and withdrawal to the forest.

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

It highlights a Dharma theme common in the Matsya Purana: provoking or mishandling conflicts with Brahmins (custodians of ritual and learning) can bring severe consequences, and exile/forest-life appears as a form of enforced or chosen renunciation after moral-social rupture.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or temple-architecture rule is stated here; the only ritual-cultural link is the reference to the Vājasaneyi tradition (Vedic lineage), framed within a dispute involving Brahmins.