Shloka 25

Matsya Purana — Śukra Warns Vṛṣaparvan: The Ripening of Adharma and Devayānī’s Demand for Śar...

Devanagari script

*शर्मिष्ठोवाच येन केनचिदार्तानां ज्ञातीनां सुखमावहेत् अनुयास्याम्यहं तत्र यत्र दास्यति ते पिता //

Transliteration

*śarmiṣṭhovāca yena kenacidārtānāṃ jñātīnāṃ sukhamāvahet anuyāsyāmyahaṃ tatra yatra dāsyati te pitā //

Translation

Śarmiṣṭhā said: “By whatever means it may be, if it can bring comfort to my afflicted kinsfolk, I will go there—wherever your father will give (or assign) me.”

Word by Word

• śarmiṣṭhā uvāca: Śarmiṣṭhā said

• yena kenacit: by any means whatsoever

• ārtānām: of the distressed/afflicted

• jñātīnām: of (my) relatives/kinspeople

• sukham: comfort, happiness, relief

• āvahet: may bring, may procure

• anuyāsyāmi: I shall follow, I shall go after

• aham: I

• tatra: there

• yatra: where

• dāsyati: will give, will grant, will assign

• te: your

• pitā: father

Speaker

• Śarmiṣṭhā

Entities Mentioned

• Śarmiṣṭhā
• pitā (father)
• jñāti (kinsfolk)

Tags

• Dynasties
• Genealogy
• Yayati
• Dharma
• Family duty

FAQs

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

This verse does not address Pralaya; it belongs to a lineage-and-ethics narrative, highlighting personal resolve to relieve one’s distressed relatives.

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

It emphasizes dharma centered on kinship responsibility: actions should aim at the welfare and relief (sukha) of one’s afflicted family—an ideal echoed for householders and rulers who must protect dependents.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu, temple-building, or ritual procedure is mentioned; the focus is ethical intent and social duty within a dynastic story.