Shloka 105

Matsya Purana — Yadu Lineage

Devanagari script

यस्मात्ते जानतो धर्मप्रवध्या स्त्री निषूदिता तस्मात्त्वं सप्तकृत्वेह मानुषेषूपपत्स्जसे //

Transliteration

yasmātte jānato dharmapravadhyā strī niṣūditā tasmāttvaṃ saptakṛtveha mānuṣeṣūpapatsjase //

Translation

Because you knowingly killed a woman who was under the protection of Dharma, therefore you shall be born among human beings here seven times (to undergo the consequence).

Word by Word

• yasmāt: because

• te: by you/your

• jānataḥ: knowingly, with awareness

• dharma-pravadhyā: one protected/covered by Dharma (under righteous protection)

• strī: a woman

• niṣūditā: killed, slain

• tasmāt: therefore

• tvam: you

• sapta-kṛtvaḥ (sapta-kṛtv): seven times

• iha: here (in this world)

• mānuṣeṣu: among humans

• upapatsyase: you will be born/reincarnate, you will obtain birth.

Speaker

• Likely Lord Matsya (Vishnu) narrating karmic consequence within a didactic dialogue

Entities Mentioned

• Dharma
• Strī (woman)
• Mānuṣa (human birth)

Tags

• Dharma
• Karmaphala
• Rebirth
• Violence
• Ethics

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss Pralaya; it teaches karmaphala—how a specific sinful act leads to repeated human births as its consequence.

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

It reinforces the dharmic duty to protect the vulnerable—especially women—and warns that deliberate wrongdoing (jānataḥ) brings definite karmic retribution, a key ethical standard for rulers and householders alike.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu, temple-building, or ritual procedure is stated here; the focus is moral causality (sin leading to rebirth).