Shloka 19

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

Devanagari script

*ययातिरुवाच यस्त्वं मे हृदयाज्जातो वयः स्वं न प्रयच्छसि तद्द्रुह्यो वै प्रियः कामो न ते सम्पत्स्यते क्वचित् //

Transliteration

*yayātiruvāca yastvaṃ me hṛdayājjāto vayaḥ svaṃ na prayacchasi taddruhyo vai priyaḥ kāmo na te sampatsyate kvacit //

Translation

Yayāti said: “You who were born from my very heart—if you do not grant me your own youth—then, O Druhyu, the desire you hold dear shall never succeed for you, anywhere.”

Word by Word

• yayātiḥ uvāca: Yayāti said

• yaḥ tvam: you who

• me: my

• hṛdayāt: from (my) heart

• jātaḥ: born

• vayaḥ: youth, vigor

• svam: your own

• na: not

• prayacchasi: you give/grant

• tat: then

• druhyo: O Druhyu (vocative)

• vai: indeed

• priyaḥ: dear, beloved

• kāmaḥ: desire, wish

• na: not

• te: your

• sampatsyate: will succeed/come to fruition

• kvacit: anywhere, at any time

Speaker

• King Yayati

Entities Mentioned

• Yayati
• Druhyu

Tags

• Dynasties
• Genealogy
• Royal Ethics
• Desire (Kama)
• Family Duty

FAQs

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

This verse does not address Pralaya; it belongs to a dynastic-ethical episode where Yayāti warns his son about the consequences of refusing a request tied to youth and succession.

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

It reflects a Puranic ethical tension between personal desire and familial obligation: a king/father asserts authority and frames refusal as disloyalty, warning that self-centered desire (kāma) will fail without dharmic cooperation and respect within the family order.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vastu, temple-architecture, or ritual procedure is mentioned; the verse is focused on lineage, obedience, and the moral consequences of desire.