Shloka 177

Matsya Purana — Yadu Lineage

Devanagari script

एवं भवतु गच्छामो गृहान्नो मत्तकाशिनि ततः स्वगृहमागत्य जयन्त्याः पाणिमुद्वहन् //

Transliteration

evaṃ bhavatu gacchāmo gṛhānno mattakāśini tataḥ svagṛhamāgatya jayantyāḥ pāṇimudvahan //

Translation

“So be it. Let us go back to our homes, O radiant one. Then, returning to my own house, I shall take Jayantī’s hand in marriage.”

Word by Word

• एवं: thus/so

• भवतु: let it be

• गच्छामः: we go/let us go

• गृहान्: to the houses/homes

• नः: our

• मत्तकाशिनि: O shining/bright one (vocative, addressed to a woman of radiant beauty)

• ततः: then/thereafter

• स्वगृहम्: to one’s own house

• आगत्य: having come/returning

• जयन्त्याः: of Jayantī

• पाणिम्: hand

• उद्वहन्: taking in marriage/accepting as wife

Speaker

• A male protagonist in the Jayantī marriage narrative (contextual speaker within Adhyaya 47; not Lord Matsya)

Entities Mentioned

• Jayantī

Tags

• Marriage
• Householder Dharma
• Puranic Narrative
• Consent and Resolution
• Family

FAQs

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

Nothing directly—this verse is narrative and social in focus, describing a decision to return home and perform a marriage, not cosmology or pralaya.

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

It reflects gṛhastha-dharma through the formal intention to perform pāṇigrahaṇa (taking the bride’s hand), implying an orderly, socially recognized marriage rather than an impulsive union.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or temple-building detail appears here; the ritual implication is marital—pāṇi-udvahana/pāṇigrahaṇa as a key act signaling a sanctioned wedding.