Shloka 6

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

Devanagari script

वृषपर्वन्निबोध त्वं त्यक्ष्यामि त्वां सबान्धवम् स्थातुं त्वद्विषये राजन् न शक्नोमि त्वया सह //

Transliteration

vṛṣaparvannibodha tvaṃ tyakṣyāmi tvāṃ sabāndhavam sthātuṃ tvadviṣaye rājan na śaknomi tvayā saha //

Translation

O Vṛṣaparvan, understand this: I will abandon you together with your kinsmen. O king, I am not able to remain in your dominion in your presence.

Word by Word

• vṛṣaparvan: O Vṛṣaparvan

• nibodha: understand/know

• tvam: you

• tyakṣyāmi: I shall abandon/leave

• tvām: you

• sa-bāndhavam: along with (your) relatives/kinsmen

• sthātum: to stay/remain

• tvad-viṣaye: in your realm/territory

• rājan: O king

• na: not

• śaknomi: I am able

• tvayā saha: with you/in your company

Speaker

• An unnamed opposing king/party addressing King Vṛṣaparvan (as narrated in Matsya Purana’s royal-episode frame)

Entities Mentioned

• Vṛṣaparvan

Tags

• Dynasties
• Royal Conflict
• Dharma
• Politics
• Exile

FAQs

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

This verse does not address Pralaya; it belongs to a royal-narrative context focused on political rupture and departure from a king’s realm.

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

It reflects a Rajadharma principle: when relations become irreconcilable, separation and withdrawal from a hostile sovereign’s domain may be the prudent course to avoid continual conflict and harm to one’s dependents.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu, temple-building, or ritual procedure is mentioned; the verse is purely political/relational, concerning leaving a king’s territory.