Shloka 17

Matsya Purana — Paurava Genealogy: Bharata

Devanagari script

*सूत उवाच पत्न्यामापन्नसत्त्वायाम् उशिजः स स्थितो भुवि भ्रातुर्भार्यां स दृष्ट्वा तु बृहस्पतिरुवाच ह //

Transliteration

*sūta uvāca patnyāmāpannasattvāyām uśijaḥ sa sthito bhuvi bhrāturbhāryāṃ sa dṛṣṭvā tu bṛhaspatiruvāca ha //

Translation

Sūta said: “When Uśij’s wife had conceived, he remained on the earth. Then Bṛhaspati, seeing his brother’s wife, spoke these words.”

Word by Word

• sūtaḥ uvāca: Sūta said

• patnyām: in/with (his) wife

• āpanna-sattvāyām: having attained pregnancy, being with child

• uśijaḥ: Uśij (proper name)

• saḥ: he

• sthitaḥ: remained, stayed

• bhuvi: on the earth

• bhrātuḥ: of (his) brother

• bhāryām: wife

• saḥ: he

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen

• tu: then/indeed

• bṛhaspatiḥ: Bṛhaspati

• uvāca: said

• ha: indeed (narrative particle).

Speaker

• Suta (Sūta)

Entities Mentioned

• Suta
• Ushij (Uśij)
• Brihaspati (Bṛhaspati)
• Brother's wife (bhrātṛ-bhāryā)

Tags

• Genealogy
• Moral narrative
• Householder ethics
• Conduct (Dharma)
• Dialogue setup

FAQs

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

Nothing directly—this verse introduces a human/ethical narrative (a dialogue trigger) rather than cosmology or Pralaya.

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

It frames a situation involving kinship and marital boundaries (brother’s wife), a common Purāṇic setup for teaching restraint, propriety, and household dharma through the ensuing dialogue.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

None is stated in this verse; it functions as narrative context rather than Vāstu, temple rules, or ritual procedure.