Shloka 68

Matsya Purana — Paurava Genealogy

Devanagari script

*मुनय ऊचुः भविष्यं श्रोतुमिच्छामः प्रजानां लोमहर्षणे पुरा किल यदेतद्वै व्यतीतं कीर्तितं त्वया //

Transliteration

*munaya ūcuḥ bhaviṣyaṃ śrotumicchāmaḥ prajānāṃ lomaharṣaṇe purā kila yadetadvai vyatītaṃ kīrtitaṃ tvayā //

Translation

The sages said: “O Lomaharṣaṇa, we wish to hear of what is to come—the future of living beings. For you have already, indeed, recounted to us what happened in the past.”

Word by Word

• munayaḥ: the sages

• ūcuḥ: said

• bhaviṣyam: the future

• śrotum: to hear

• icchāmaḥ: we desire

• prajānām: of creatures/subjects (living beings)

• lomaharṣaṇe: O Lomaharṣaṇa (the narrator)

• purā: formerly/earlier

• kila: indeed/truly (emphatic particle)

• yat: which/that

• etat: this

• vai: indeed/certainly

• vyatītam: the past/that which has elapsed

• kīrtitam: narrated/proclaimed

• tvayā: by you

Speaker

• The sages (Munis), addressing Lomaharṣaṇa/Sūta

Entities Mentioned

• Munis (Sages)
• Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta)

Tags

• Purana-dialogue
• Future (Bhaviṣya)
• Itihasa
• Narration
• Suta tradition

FAQs

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

This verse does not describe pralaya directly; it sets up the sages’ request to hear forthcoming events after having heard accounts of what has already elapsed, a common Purāṇic lead-in before cosmological or prophetic material.

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

Indirectly: by asking for ‘future’ outcomes for beings (prajā), the sages signal interest in cause-and-effect teaching—how dharma and conduct shape results—often applied in Purāṇas to royal governance and household ethics.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No specific Vāstu or ritual procedure is stated here; the verse functions as a narrative transition, introducing the next instruction, which in later passages may include ritual, dharma, or other technical teachings.