Shloka 20

Matsya Purana — The Dialogue of Kacha and Devayani: Dharma

Devanagari script

तस्माद्भवत्या यः कामो न तथा सम्भविष्यति ऋषिपुत्रो न ते कश्चिज् जातु पाणिं ग्रहीष्यति //

Transliteration

tasmādbhavatyā yaḥ kāmo na tathā sambhaviṣyati ṛṣiputro na te kaścij jātu pāṇiṃ grahīṣyati //

Translation

Therefore, the desire you cherish will not come to pass in that way; no son of a sage will ever take your hand in marriage.

Word by Word

• tasmāt: therefore/from that reason

• bhavatyāḥ (bhavatyā): of you/for you (O lady)

• yaḥ: which

• kāmaḥ: desire/wish

• na: not

• tathā: thus/in that manner

• sambhaviṣyati: will happen/come to be

• ṛṣi-putraḥ: a sage’s son

• na: not

• te: your/to you

• kaścit: anyone/any

• jātu: ever/at any time

• pāṇim: the hand (as in marriage)

• grahīṣyati: will take/will accept (in marriage)

Speaker

• A male counselor/authority-figure in the narrative (likely a rishi or elder speaking to a woman in the episode)

Entities Mentioned

• Rishi (implied)
• Rishi-putra (sage’s son)

Tags

• Marriage
• Desire
• Social norms
• Narrative
• Ethics

FAQs

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

This verse does not address pralaya or cosmology; it is a narrative-ethical statement about the non-fulfillment of a personal desire and the impossibility of a particular marriage alliance.

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

It reflects dharmic social boundaries around marriage (pāṇigrahaṇa) and the idea that personal desire (kāma) must align with propriety and circumstance—an ethical theme relevant to householders and, by extension, rulers who uphold social order.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No vastu, temple-building, or iconographic rule appears here; the only ritual-social term is “pāṇiṃ grahīṣyati,” indicating marriage by the formal act of “taking the hand.”