Shloka 67

Matsya Purana — Paurava Genealogy

Devanagari script

तस्मिञ्छासति राष्ट्रं तु युष्माभिरिदमाहृतम् दुरापं दीर्घसत्त्रं वै त्रीणि वर्षाणि पुष्करे वर्षद्वयं कुरुक्षेत्रे दृषद्वत्यां द्विजोत्तमाः //

Transliteration

tasmiñchāsati rāṣṭraṃ tu yuṣmābhiridamāhṛtam durāpaṃ dīrghasattraṃ vai trīṇi varṣāṇi puṣkare varṣadvayaṃ kurukṣetre dṛṣadvatyāṃ dvijottamāḥ //

Translation

While he was ruling, this kingdom was thus secured by you, O best of the twice-born. Indeed, the long sacrificial session (dīrgha-sattra) is hard to obtain: three years at Puṣkara, and two years at Kurukṣetra on the banks of the Dṛṣadvatī.

Word by Word

• तस्मिन् (tasmin): in that (time/condition)

• शासति (śāsati): while (he) governs/rules

• राष्ट्रम् (rāṣṭram): kingdom/realm

• तु (tu): indeed/however

• युष्माभिः (yuṣmābhiḥ): by you (plural)

• इदम् (idam): this

• आहृतम् (āhṛtam): brought/secured/obtained

• दुरापम् (durāpam): difficult to attain

• दीर्घसत्त्रम् (dīrgha-sattram): long sacrificial session/extended Vedic rite

• वै (vai): indeed

• त्रीणि (trīṇi): three

• वर्षाणि (varṣāṇi): years

• पुष्करे (puṣkare): at Puṣkara (tīrtha)

• वर्षद्वयम् (varṣa-dvayam): two years

• कुरुक्षेत्रे (kurukṣetre): at Kurukṣetra

• दृषद्वत्याम् (dṛṣadvatyām): on/at the Dṛṣadvatī river

• द्विजोत्तमाः (dvijottamāḥ): O best of Brahmins/twice-born.

Speaker

• Sūta (narratorial voice) describing instructions/praise addressed to Brahmins (dvijottamāḥ)

Entities Mentioned

• Puṣkara
• Kurukṣetra
• Dṛṣadvatī
• Dvijas (Brahmins)

Tags

• Sattra
• Tirtha
• Kurukshetra
• Pushkara
• Vedic Ritual

FAQs

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

This verse does not describe pralaya; it focuses on ritual merit and sacred geography, praising rare long-duration sattras performed at famed tīrthas.

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

It implies a dharmic polity where righteous rule supports Brahmin-led Vedic rites; for householders and kings, patronage of yajñas and respect for tīrthas is presented as a high religious duty.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The ritual significance is explicit: the verse highlights the exceptional difficulty and prestige of performing a dīrgha-sattra—three years at Puṣkara and two years at Kurukṣetra (Dṛṣadvatī).