Shloka 22

Matsya Purana — Paurava Genealogy: Bharata

Devanagari script

संनिविष्टो ह्य् अहं पूर्वम् इह नाम बृहस्पते अमोघरेताश्च भवान् नावकाश इह द्वयोः //

Transliteration

saṃniviṣṭo hy ahaṃ pūrvam iha nāma bṛhaspate amogharetāśca bhavān nāvakāśa iha dvayoḥ //

Translation

“Indeed, O Bṛhaspati, I had already taken my place here earlier; and you too are of unfailing seed. Here there is no room for the two of us (together).”

Word by Word

• saṃniviṣṭaḥ: seated/settled in place

• hi: indeed

• aham: I

• pūrvam: earlier/previously

• iha: here

• nāma: by name/indeed (emphatic particle)

• bṛhaspate: O Bṛhaspati

• amogha-retāḥ: one whose seed/virility is unfailing (epithet of a potent ascetic)

• ca: and

• bhavān: you

• na-avakāśaḥ: no space/no opportunity

• iha: here

• dvayoḥ: for the two (of us).

Speaker

• Unspecified rishi/ascetic voice addressing Bṛhaspati (likely within a sage-to-sage narrative frame in Adhyaya 49)

Entities Mentioned

• Bṛhaspati

Tags

• Rishi-dialogue
• Asceticism
• Honor
• Conflict
• Puranic narrative

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss Pralaya directly; it focuses on precedence and incompatibility of two powerful figures sharing the same place, a common motif in rishi narratives rather than cosmic dissolution.

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

Indirectly, it highlights the ethics of propriety and respecting established precedence—principles a king or householder applies in governance and social order (avoiding rivalry, honoring rightful occupancy, and preventing conflict).

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No explicit Vāstu or ritual procedure is stated; however, the phrase ‘no room for two’ can be read as a narrative cue about exclusive ritual/seat entitlement (āsana/adhikāra) rather than temple architecture rules.