Shloka 32

Matsya Purana — The Kauśika Descendants: Śrāddha

Devanagari script

भोक्ष्यसे मयि भुक्ते त्वं स्नासि स्नाते तथा मयि प्रोषिते सति दीना त्वं क्रुद्धे ऽपि भयचञ्चला //

Transliteration

bhokṣyase mayi bhukte tvaṃ snāsi snāte tathā mayi proṣite sati dīnā tvaṃ kruddhe 'pi bhayacañcalā //

Translation

When I have eaten, you eat; when I have bathed, you bathe likewise. When I am away, you grow dejected; even when I am angry, you tremble, wavering with fear.

Word by Word

• भोक्ष्यसे (bhokṣyase): you will eat

• मयि (mayi): when I / in my case

• भुक्ते (bhukte): having eaten

• त्वम् (tvaṃ): you

• स्नासि (snāsi): you bathe

• स्नाते (snāte): having bathed

• तथा (tathā): likewise

• प्रोषिते (proṣite): when (I am) away/absent

• सति (sati): when it is so/while

• दीना (dīnā): distressed, dejected

• क्रुद्धे (kruddhe): when (I am) angry

• अपि (api): even

• भयचञ्चला (bhayacañcalā): trembling/restless due to fear

Speaker

• Vaivasvata Manu (narrative voice addressing his wife; within the broader Lord Matsya–Manu frame)

Entities Mentioned

• Vaivasvata Manu

Tags

• Pralaya
• Manu
• Householder Dharma
• Marriage Ethics
• Dialogue

FAQs

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

Directly, it does not describe cosmic dissolution; it portrays human conduct and emotional dependence within the Manu-cycle narrative that frames the Purana’s Pralaya-related teachings.

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

It reflects grihastha-dharma ideals of coordinated household routine and the spouse’s attentive alignment with the husband’s actions, emphasizing loyalty, shared discipline, and the emotional dynamics expected in traditional domestic ethics.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vastu or temple-architecture rule is stated here; the only ritual-adjacent element is the paired act of bathing (snāna), indicating disciplined domestic and purity-oriented routine rather than construction guidelines.