Shloka 27

Matsya Purana — The Kauśika Descendants: Śrāddha

Devanagari script

पितृकार्ये नियुक्तत्वाद् अभवद्ब्रह्मवादिनी तया चकार सहितः स राज्यं राजनन्दनः //

Transliteration

pitṛkārye niyuktatvād abhavadbrahmavādinī tayā cakāra sahitaḥ sa rājyaṃ rājanandanaḥ //

Translation

Because she was appointed to the pitr̥kārya (rites owed to the ancestors), she became a Brahmavādinī, devoted to sacred discipline and Vedic counsel. Along with her, that prince—the king’s delight—administered the kingdom.

Word by Word

• पितृकार्ये (pitṛ-kārye): in ancestral rites/obligations

• नियुक्तत्वात् (niyuktatvāt): because of being appointed/assigned

• अभवत् (abhavat): became

• ब्रह्मवादिनी (brahmavādinī): a woman versed in/committed to Brahman (Vedic teaching, sacred counsel)

• तया (tayā): with her/along with her

• चकार (cakāra): did, carried out, administered

• सहितः (sahitaḥ): together with, accompanied by

• स (sa): he

• राज्यं (rājyaṃ): the kingdom, sovereignty

• राजनन्दनः (rājanandanaḥ): the king’s son, prince (literally “delight of the king”).

Speaker

• Likely Sūta (narrator) relaying the Matsya Purāṇa account within the Manu–Matsya dialogue frame

Entities Mentioned

• Pitṛs (ancestors)
• Rājanandana (the prince)
• Brahmavādinī (Vedic-counseling woman)

Tags

• Rajadharma
• Ancestral rites
• Dynasties
• Householder duties
• Governance

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss pralaya or cosmology; it focuses on human duty—ancestral rites and the orderly administration of a kingdom.

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

It links governance with dharmic obligation: the prince administers the realm while honoring pitṛ-kārya (ancestral duties), supported by a brahmavādinī—suggesting rule guided by sacred counsel and ritual responsibility.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The ritual emphasis is pitṛkārya—ancestral rites (such as śrāddha-related obligations). No Vāstu or temple-construction rule is stated in this verse.