Shloka 32

Matsya Purana — Tripura’s Prosperity

Devanagari script

यदि वो ऽहं क्षमो राजा यदिदं वेत्थ चेद्धितम् निबोधध्वं सुमनसो न चासूयितुम् अर्हथ //

Transliteration

yadi vo 'haṃ kṣamo rājā yadidaṃ vettha ceddhitam nibodhadhvaṃ sumanaso na cāsūyitum arhatha //

Translation

If I, your king, am competent to speak on this, and if you know that what is being said here is truly beneficial, then listen with a clear and kindly mind—and you ought not to cavil or find fault.

Word by Word

• yadi: if

• vaḥ: to you / for you (all)

• aham: I

• kṣamaḥ: capable, competent, fit

• rājā: the king

• yat idam: this which (is said)

• vettha: you know

• cet: if

• hitam: beneficial, for your welfare

• nibodhadhvam: understand, listen attentively (all of you)

• su-manasaḥ: with good minds, well-disposed

• na: not

• ca: and

• asūyitum: to carp at, to be jealous/resentful, to fault-find

• arhatha: you ought / are fit (to do).

Speaker

• The King (addressing his assembly/council)

Entities Mentioned

• King

Tags

• Rajadharma
• Kingship
• Ethics
• Counsel
• Court discourse

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss Pralaya; it focuses on ethical conduct in a royal setting—how beneficial instruction should be heard without resentment or fault-finding.

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

It reflects Rajadharma: a king should offer counsel aimed at welfare (hita), and the audience (ministers/subjects) should receive it with good intent, avoiding asūyā (cavilling/resentment), which disrupts righteous governance.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vastu, temple-building, or ritual procedure is mentioned in this verse; its takeaway is the discipline of attentive, non-hostile listening in formal instruction.