Shloka 7
Matsya Purana — Śukra Warns Vṛṣaparvan: The Ripening of Adharma and Devayānī’s Demand for Śar...
अद्यैवमभिजानामि दैत्यं मिथ्याप्रलापिनम् यतस्त्वमात्मनोदीर्णां दुहितां किमुपेक्षसे //
adyaivamabhijānāmi daityaṃ mithyāpralāpinam yatastvamātmanodīrṇāṃ duhitāṃ kimupekṣase //
Now I understand you for what you are—an asura who speaks falsely. For how can you neglect your own daughter, born of your very self?
FAQs
This verse is not about cosmic creation or pralaya; it focuses on moral discernment—exposing false speech and emphasizing personal responsibility.
It underscores dharma: a householder (and by extension a king as guardian of social order) must protect dependents—especially one’s own child—and must reject deceit and unjust neglect.
No Vastu Shastra, temple-building, or ritual procedure is mentioned; the takeaway is ethical—truthfulness and the duty of care toward one’s daughter.