Shloka 25

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

Devanagari script

*ययातिरुवाच पूरो त्वं प्रतिपद्यस्व पाप्मानं जरया सह त्वं मे प्रियतरः पुत्रस् त्वं वरीयान् भविष्यसि //

Transliteration

*yayātiruvāca pūro tvaṃ pratipadyasva pāpmānaṃ jarayā saha tvaṃ me priyataraḥ putras tvaṃ varīyān bhaviṣyasi //

Translation

Yayāti said: “O Pūru, accept this affliction—this burden together with old age. You are the dearest of my sons; you shall become the most excellent.”

Word by Word

• yayātiḥ uvāca: Yayāti said

• pūro: O Pūru

• tvam: you

• pratipadyasva: accept/undertake

• pāpmānam: the evil/affliction (a burdensome condition)

• jarayā saha: along with old age

• tvam me: you to me/for me

• priyataraḥ: dearer, most beloved

• putraḥ: son

• tvam: you

• varīyān: superior, the best

• bhaviṣyasi: will become

Speaker

• King Yayāti

Entities Mentioned

• Yayāti
• Pūru
• Jarā (old age)

Tags

• Dynasties
• Genealogy
• Royal Dharma
• Boons and Curses
• Yayati Episode

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss Pralaya; it belongs to the royal genealogy narrative, highlighting moral causality (burden/affliction and old age) rather than cosmic dissolution.

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

It frames a dharmic model of succession and sacrifice: Pūru’s willingness to accept hardship for his father is praised as the mark of the “best” son, implying that service, obedience, and responsibility are core household and royal virtues.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or ritual procedure is stated in this verse; its significance is ethical and dynastic—establishing Pūru’s excellence and fitness for future prominence.