Shloka 17

Matsya Purana — The Origin of Yajña in Tretā Yuga and the Debate on Animal Sacrifice vs. Non-...

Devanagari script

ते तु खिन्ना विवादेन शक्त्या युक्ता महर्षयः संधाय सममिन्द्रेण पप्रच्छुः खचरं वसुम् //

Transliteration

te tu khinnā vivādena śaktyā yuktā maharṣayaḥ saṃdhāya samamindreṇa papracchuḥ khacaraṃ vasum //

Translation

But those great sages—wearied by the dispute yet endowed with spiritual power—having conferred together along with Indra, questioned Vasu, who moved through the sky.

Word by Word

• ते (te): they

• तु (tu): however/but

• खिन्नाः (khinnāḥ): weary, distressed

• विवादेन (vivādena): by dispute/argument

• शक्त्या (śaktyā): with power (ascetic/spiritual potency)

• युक्ताः (yuktāḥ): endowed, possessed

• महर्षयः (maharṣayaḥ): great seers

• संधाय (saṃdhāya): having joined together, having deliberated/consulted

• समम् (samam): together, along with

• इन्द्रेण (indreṇa): with Indra

• पप्रच्छुः (papracchuḥ): they asked, inquired

• खचरम् (khacaram): sky-going, moving in the air

• वसुम् (vasum): Vasu (a being named Vasu

Speaker

• Suta (narrator) describing the sages’ action within the dialogue-frame of Matsya Purana

Entities Mentioned

• Indra
• Maharishis
• Vasu (Khacara Vasu)

Tags

• Vastu
• Iconography
• Rishi-Dialogue
• Devas
• Inquiry

FAQs

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

This verse does not describe Pralaya directly; it shows a classical Purana method of transmitting knowledge—sages, after a dispute, approach an authoritative knower (Vasu) with Indra to resolve doctrine.

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

Indirectly, it models dharmic governance of conflict: when debate becomes exhausting, wise parties consult qualified authority and deliberate jointly—an approach applicable to royal adjudication and household decision-making.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The verse signals a transition into technical instruction (often Vastu/ritual knowledge in this section): disputes among experts are settled by questioning an acknowledged specialist, establishing a reliable basis for temple/ritual rules that follow.