Shloka 27

Matsya Purana — Purūravas Witnesses the Sports of Apsarases and Gandharvas; Attains the Grace...

Devanagari script

पाययामास रमणं स्वयं काचिद्वराङ्गना काचित्पपौ वरारोहा कान्तपाणिसमर्पितम् //

Transliteration

pāyayāmāsa ramaṇaṃ svayaṃ kācidvarāṅganā kācitpapau varārohā kāntapāṇisamarpitam //

Translation

One noble lady herself made her beloved drink; another fair-thighed woman drank what was offered by her lover’s own hand.

Word by Word

• पाययामास: caused to drink, made (him) drink

• रमणम्: the beloved, lover

• स्वयं: herself

• काचित्: a certain (woman)

• वराङ्गना: a beautiful/noble woman

• काचित्: another (woman)

• पपौ: drank

• वरारोहा: fair-thighed/beautiful-limbed woman

• कान्तपाणि-समर्पितम्: offered/presented by the beloved’s hand

Speaker

• Suta (narrator) recounting the episode in descriptive narrative style (non-dialogue verse)

Tags

• Courtly life
• Domestic scene
• Narrative
• Royal episode
• Social customs

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss pralaya or cosmology; it is a narrative description of interpersonal, courtly domestic conduct.

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

Indirectly, it reflects the household sphere (gṛhastha-life) and refined social manners; in Purāṇic ethics, such enjoyments are typically framed as acceptable when governed by restraint and dharma.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vastu, temple-building, or ritual procedure is stated in this verse; it is purely descriptive of a social scene.