Shloka 27

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

Devanagari script

*देवयान्युवाच प्रविशामि पुरं तात तुष्टास्मि द्विजसत्तम अमोघं तव विज्ञानम् अस्ति विद्याबलं च ते //

Transliteration

*devayānyuvāca praviśāmi puraṃ tāta tuṣṭāsmi dvijasattama amoghaṃ tava vijñānam asti vidyābalaṃ ca te //

Translation

Devayānī said: “Father, I shall enter the city. I am satisfied, O best of Brahmins. Unfailing is your discernment, and the power of your learning is truly yours.”

Word by Word

• देवयानी (devayānī): Devayānī

• उवाच (uvāca): said

• प्रविशामि (praviśāmi): I will enter

• पुरम् (puram): the city

• तात (tāta): dear father / father

• तुष्टास्मि (tuṣṭāsmi): I am pleased / satisfied

• द्विजसत्तम (dvija-sattama): best of the twice-born (Brahmin)

• अमोघम् (amogham): unfailing / not in vain

• तव (tava): your

• विज्ञानम् (vijñānam): knowledge / discernment

• अस्ति (asti): is

• विद्या-बलम् (vidyā-balam): strength/power of learning

• च (ca): and

• ते (te): yours / in you

Speaker

• Devayānī

Entities Mentioned

• Devayānī
• Dvija (Brahmin)

Tags

• Dynasties
• Genealogy
• Dialogue
• Brahminical learning
• Royal narrative

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss Pralaya; it belongs to a dynastic narrative where Devayānī acknowledges the efficacy of Brahminical knowledge and prepares to enter the city.

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

It highlights the social-ethical ideal that rulers and households rely on sound counsel and learned discernment (vijñāna, vidyā-bala); respecting competent Brahminical guidance is presented as stabilizing for civic and family decisions.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or ritual procedure is specified; the only civic marker is “entering the city” (puram), indicating a narrative transition rather than temple-building or rite-instructions.