Shloka 8

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

Devanagari script

*वृषपर्वोवाच नावद्यं न मृषावादं त्वयि जानामि भार्गव त्वयि सत्यं च धर्मश्च तत्प्रसीदतु मां भवान् //

Transliteration

*vṛṣaparvovāca nāvadyaṃ na mṛṣāvādaṃ tvayi jānāmi bhārgava tvayi satyaṃ ca dharmaśca tatprasīdatu māṃ bhavān //

Translation

Vṛṣaparvan said: “O Bhārgava, I know of no fault in you, nor any falsehood. In you abide truth and dharma; therefore, be gracious to me.”

Word by Word

• वृषपर्वोवाच: Vṛṣaparvan said

• न: not

• अवद्यं: blame/fault

• न: not

• मृषावादं: false speech/lying

• त्वयि: in you

• जानामि: I know/perceive

• भार्गव: O Bhārgava (descendant of Bhṛgu)

• त्वयि: in you

• सत्यं: truth

• च: and

• धर्मः: dharma/righteousness

• च: and

• तत्: therefore/for that reason

• प्रसीदतु: may (you) be pleased/show grace

• मां: to me

• भवान्: you (honorific).

Speaker

• Vṛṣaparvan

Entities Mentioned

• Vṛṣaparvan
• Bhārgava (descendant of Bhṛgu)

Tags

• Dharma
• Satya
• Ethics
• Kingship
• Dialogue

FAQs

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

This verse does not address pralaya or cosmology; it focuses on ethical praise—recognizing truth (satya) and righteousness (dharma) in a virtuous person and requesting their favor.

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

It models a ruler’s dharma: honoring integrity, avoiding suspicion of the truthful, and approaching the righteous with humility—showing that moral authority rests on satya and dharma rather than power alone.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vastu, temple-building, or ritual procedure is mentioned; the takeaway is ethical—truthfulness and dharma are treated as qualities that confer spiritual authority and merit.