Shloka 36

Matsya Purana — The Kauśika Descendants: Śrāddha

Devanagari script

नैतदेवं करिष्यामि पुनः क्वापीह सुव्रते स्पृशामि पादौ सत्येन प्रसीद प्रणतस्य मे //

Transliteration

naitadevaṃ kariṣyāmi punaḥ kvāpīha suvrate spṛśāmi pādau satyena prasīda praṇatasya me //

Translation

“I will not do this in such a way again—ever, anywhere here, O noble-vowed one. I touch your feet; by the power of truth, be gracious to me who bows down in submission.”

Word by Word

• na etad evam: not this in such a manner

• kariṣyāmi: I shall do

• punaḥ: again

• kva api iha: anywhere here/at any place here

• su-vrate: O one of noble vow / virtuous one

• spṛśāmi: I touch

• pādau: (your) two feet

• satyena: by truth / by the force of truthfulness

• prasīda: be pleased, show grace

• praṇatasya: of one who has bowed / of the prostrate supplicant

• me: of me / to me

Speaker

• Vaivasvata Manu (supplicating the divine interlocutor, traditionally Lord Matsya/Vishnu)

Tags

• Pralaya
• Matsya-Avatara
• Prayer
• Satya
• Dharma

FAQs

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

It reflects the devotional mood within the Pralaya narrative: Manu, anticipating or responding to extraordinary divine events, seeks protection and clarity through surrender and truthfulness rather than describing cosmology directly.

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

It models rajadharma and grihastha-dharma through humility, restraint (not repeating a fault), and satya (truthfulness) as a moral force—showing that righteous leadership begins with accountability and reverence for dharma.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The ritual element is the gesture of reverence—“touching the feet”—a standard act of pranama in dharmic practice; no Vastu/temple-building rule is stated in this particular verse.