Shloka 17

Matsya Purana — Prayaga Mahatmya Begins: Yudhishthira’s Remorse

Devanagari script

अद्य मे पितरस्तुष्टास् त्वयि दृष्टे महामुने अद्याहं पूतदेहो ऽस्मि यत्त्वया सह दर्शनम् //

Transliteration

adya me pitarastuṣṭās tvayi dṛṣṭe mahāmune adyāhaṃ pūtadeho 'smi yattvayā saha darśanam //

Translation

Today my forefathers are satisfied, O great sage, for I have seen you. Today even my body is purified, since I have received the blessed darśana of you in person.

Word by Word

• adya: today

• me: my

• pitaras: forefathers/ancestors

• tuṣṭās: satisfied/pleased

• tvayi: in you/at you

• dṛṣṭe: when (you are) seen/having been seen

• mahāmune: O great sage

• adya: today

• aham: I

• pūta-dehaḥ: purified in body/with a cleansed body

• asmi: am

• yat: since/because

• tvayā: by you/with you

• saha: together/with

• darśanam: seeing/auspicious audience (darśana).

Speaker

• A devotee/kingly interlocutor addressing a Mahāmuni (likely within the Sūta–Śaunaka framed narration of the Matsya Purāṇa)

Entities Mentioned

• Pitṛs (Ancestors)
• Mahāmuni (Great Sage)
• Darśana (Sacred Audience)

Tags

• Pitṛs
• Darśana
• Punya
• Purification
• Bhakti

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss pralaya or cosmology; it highlights personal purification and ancestral satisfaction gained through the auspicious darśana of a great sage.

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

It reflects the dharmic ideal that one’s conduct should benefit the Pitṛs (ancestors). Seeking holy company (sat-saṅga), honoring sages, and pursuing purifying encounters are presented as merit-producing acts that uphold family lineage duties.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or temple-construction rule is stated; the ritual takeaway is that darśana of a realized sage is treated as a purifying, merit-conferring act connected with Pitṛ-tṛpti (ancestral contentment).