Shloka 12

Matsya Purana — Yayāti and His Sons: The Exchange of Youth and Old Age

Devanagari script

*ययातिरुवाच यस्त्वं मे हृदयाज्जातो वयः स्वं न प्रयच्छसि तस्मात्प्रजा समुच्छेदं तुर्वसो तव यास्यति //

Transliteration

*yayātiruvāca yastvaṃ me hṛdayājjāto vayaḥ svaṃ na prayacchasi tasmātprajā samucchedaṃ turvaso tava yāsyati //

Translation

Yayāti said: “You who were born from my very heart—since you do not grant me your own youth, therefore, O Turvasu, your line of descendants shall come to extinction.”

Word by Word

• ययातिः उवाच: Yayāti said

• यः त्वम्: you who

• मे: of me / my

• हृदयात्-जातः: born from (my) heart

• वयः: youth / youthful vigor

• स्वम्: your own

• न: not

• प्रयच्छसि: you give / grant

• तस्मात्: therefore

• प्रजा: progeny / descendants

• समुच्छेदम्: complete cutting off / extinction

• तुर्वसो: O Turvasu (vocative)

• तव: your

• यास्यति: will go to / will come to (a state)

Speaker

• King Yayāti

Entities Mentioned

• Yayāti
• Turvasu

Tags

• Dynasties
• Genealogy
• Royal Curse
• Pitr-vākya
• Dharma

FAQs

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

This verse does not address cosmic creation or Pralaya; it is a dynastic-ethical statement where a king’s curse determines the continuation or extinction of a human lineage.

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

It reflects the Purāṇic ethic that family duty and obedience to elders (especially a father’s request) affect social continuity; refusal results in loss of royal succession and the weakening or ending of one’s lineage.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu, temple-building, or ritual procedure is mentioned; the focus is on lineage, kingship consequences, and the moral weight of spoken authority (śāpa/curse).