Shloka 175

Matsya Purana — Yadu Lineage

Devanagari script

एवमुक्तो ऽब्रवीदेनां दृष्ट्वा दिव्येन चक्षुषा मया सह त्वं सुश्रोणि दश वर्षाणि भामिनि //

Transliteration

evamukto 'bravīdenāṃ dṛṣṭvā divyena cakṣuṣā mayā saha tvaṃ suśroṇi daśa varṣāṇi bhāmini //

Translation

Thus addressed, he looked upon her with divine sight and said: “O fair-hipped one, O passionate lady—stay with me for ten years.”

Word by Word

• evam-uktaḥ: thus addressed

• abravīt: said

• enām: to her / this woman

• dṛṣṭvā: having looked

• divyena: with divine

• cakṣuṣā: eye / vision

• mayā saha: with me

• tvam: you

• su-śroṇi: O fair-hipped one

• daśa: ten

• varṣāṇi: years

• bhāmini: O lovely/impassioned woman

Speaker

• Uncertain male speaker within the Adhyaya’s narrative frame (a divinely-sighted figure addressing a woman); commonly read in Purāṇic style as the principal male in the episode speaking to a female interlocutor.

Tags

• Dialogue
• DivineVision
• PralayaContext
• MatsyaPuranaNarrative
• PuranicEthics

FAQs

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

Directly, it does not describe Pralaya; it is a narrative dialogue line set within the broader Pralaya-oriented section, emphasizing “divine sight” and a fixed span of time (ten years) as part of the unfolding episode.

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

Indirectly, it touches household/relationship conduct by depicting a request for cohabitation over a defined period; in Purāṇic ethical reading, such requests are typically evaluated against dharma (right conduct, consent, and social duty) within the surrounding story.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

None is explicit in this verse; it contains no Vāstu, temple, or ritual procedure terminology—its key technical phrase is “divyena cakṣuṣā” (divine vision).