Shloka 68

Matsya Purana — Paurava Genealogy: Bharata

Devanagari script

यमस्तुष्टस्ततस्तस्मै मुक्तिज्ञानं ददौ परम् सर्वे यथोचितं कृत्वा जग्मुस्ते कृष्णमव्ययम् //

Transliteration

yamastuṣṭastatastasmai muktijñānaṃ dadau param sarve yathocitaṃ kṛtvā jagmuste kṛṣṇamavyayam //

Translation

Then Yama, being pleased, bestowed upon him the supreme knowledge that leads to liberation. And all of them, having duly performed what was proper, went to Krishna, the imperishable One.

Word by Word

• यमः (yamaḥ): Yama, Lord of Dharma/death

• तुष्टः (tuṣṭaḥ): pleased, satisfied

• ततः (tataḥ): then, thereafter

• तस्मै (tasmai): to him

• मुक्तिज्ञानम् (muktijñānam): knowledge leading to liberation

• ददौ (dadau): gave, bestowed

• परम् (param): supreme, highest

• सर्वे (sarve): all

• यथोचितम् (yathocitam): as is fitting, duly

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā): having done/performed

• जग्मुः (jagmuḥ): went

• ते (te): they

• कृष्णम् (kṛṣṇam): Krishna (Vishnu as Krishna)

• अव्ययम् (avyayam): imperishable, undecaying.

Speaker

• Narrator (Purana-style narration; likely Suta conveying the account)

Entities Mentioned

• Yama
• Krishna (Vishnu)

Tags

• Moksha
• Mukti-jnana
• Dharma
• Yama
• Bhakti

FAQs

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

This verse does not address pralaya directly; it emphasizes liberation (moksha) through supreme knowledge and the soul’s movement toward the imperishable Krishna.

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

It highlights the principle of yathocita-karman—doing one’s prescribed duties properly—after which higher spiritual knowledge (mukti-jñāna) becomes fruitful, pointing from disciplined dharma toward liberation.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vastu or temple-architecture rule is stated here; the ritual takeaway is the emphasis on completing what is “properly due” (yathocitam kṛtvā) before turning fully toward liberation.