Shloka 120

Matsya Purana — Yadu Lineage

Devanagari script

गीर्भिश्चैवानुकूलाभिः स्तुवती वल्गुभाषिणी गात्रसंवाहनैः काले सेवमाना त्वचः सुखैः व्रतचर्यानुकूलाभिर् उवास बहुलाः समाः //

Transliteration

gīrbhiścaivānukūlābhiḥ stuvatī valgubhāṣiṇī gātrasaṃvāhanaiḥ kāle sevamānā tvacaḥ sukhaiḥ vratacaryānukūlābhir uvāsa bahulāḥ samāḥ //

Translation

With agreeable words she praised him, speaking sweetly; in due time she served him with massages and skin-pleasing comforts. Living in a manner consistent with vows and disciplined conduct, she spent many years thus.

Word by Word

• गीर्भिः (gīrbhiḥ): with words/speech

• च एव (ca eva): and indeed

• अनुकूलाभिः (anukūlābhiḥ): agreeable, favorable

• स्तुवती (stuvatī): praising, extolling

• वल्गुभाषिणी (valgubhāṣiṇī): sweet-speaking, charming in speech

• गात्रसंवाहनैः (gātrasaṃvāhanaiḥ): with body-massages/rubbing of limbs

• काले (kāle): at the proper time, in due course

• सेवमाना (sevamānā): serving, attending upon

• त्वचः (tvacaḥ): of the skin

• सुखैः (sukhaiḥ): with comforts/pleasures

• व्रतचर्या (vratacaryā): vow-observance and disciplined conduct

• अनुकूलाभिः (anukūlābhiḥ): in accordance with, suitable to

• उवास (uvāsa): she dwelt/lived

• बहुलाः (bahulāḥ): many

• समाः (samāḥ): years.

Speaker

• Suta (narrator) / Purana narrator (contextual attribution within Matsya Purana’s continuous narration)

Tags

• Dharma
• Householder
• Seva
• Vrata
• Sadachara

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss Pralaya; it focuses on ethical conduct and devoted service expressed through gentle speech, timely care, and vow-based discipline.

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

It reflects grihastha-dharma: maintaining harmony through pleasing, truthful speech, attentive service at proper times, and steady observance of vows—qualities also valued in royal households as markers of self-control and good order.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vastu or temple-architecture rule is stated here; the ritual element is implied through “vratacaryā”—a life aligned with vows and regulated practice.