Shloka 185

Matsya Purana — Yadu Lineage

Devanagari script

पूर्णे काव्यस्तदा तस्मिन् समये दशवार्षिके समयान्ते देवयानी तदोत्पन्ना इति श्रुतिः बुद्धिं चक्रे ततः सो ऽथ याज्यानां प्रत्यवेक्षणे //

Transliteration

pūrṇe kāvyastadā tasmin samaye daśavārṣike samayānte devayānī tadotpannā iti śrutiḥ buddhiṃ cakre tataḥ so 'tha yājyānāṃ pratyavekṣaṇe //

Translation

When Kāvya (Śukra) had completed that ten-year period, at the end of the appointed time he heard the report, “Devayānī has been born.” Thereupon he formed his resolve, and then turned his attention to the oversight of those who were to be served by his sacrificial ministrations—his ritual patrons.

Word by Word

• pūrṇe: when completed

• kāvyaḥ: Kāvya/Śukra (the Bhṛgu-line sage, preceptor of the Asuras)

• tadā: then

• tasmin samaye: at that time

• daśavārṣike: of ten years

• samayānte: at the end of the term/appointed time

• devayānī: Devayānī

• tadotpannā: she has been born/has arisen

• iti: thus

• śrutiḥ: hearing/report/tradition

• buddhiṃ cakre: he made up his mind/formed a decision

• tataḥ: thereafter

• saḥ atha: he then

• yājyānām: of those to be worshipped/served in sacrifice, i.e., sacrificial clients/patrons

• pratyavekṣaṇe: in reviewing/overseeing/attending to.

Speaker

• Sūta (narrator) recounting the dynastic episode within the Matsya Purāṇa’s royal lineage narrative

Entities Mentioned

• Kāvya (Śukra)
• Devayānī

Tags

• Dynasties
• Genealogy
• Yayati
• Puranic Narrative
• Ritual Patronage

FAQs

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

Nothing directly—this verse is genealogical-narrative, marking a timed event (ten years) and the birth of Devayānī, not cosmic dissolution or flood imagery.

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

Indirectly, it highlights ordered time-keeping, responsibility, and ritual administration: Śukra, upon hearing key family news, still turns to the supervision of sacrificial patrons—echoing the Purāṇic ideal of maintaining dharma through disciplined oversight of duties.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Ritually, it refers to yājya—those connected with sacrifice—implying the management/oversight of sacrificial engagements and patrons rather than any Vāstu or temple-building rule.