Shloka 3

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

Devanagari script

त्वं यदो प्रतिपद्यस्व पाप्मानं जरया सह यौवनेन त्वदीयेन चरेयं विषयानहम् //

Transliteration

tvaṃ yado pratipadyasva pāpmānaṃ jarayā saha yauvanena tvadīyena careyaṃ viṣayānaham //

Translation

O Yadu, when you take upon yourself sin together with old age, then with your youth—now belonging to me—may I enjoy the objects of the senses.

Word by Word

• त्वम्: you

• यदा: when

• प्रतिपद्यस्व: take upon yourself/accept

• पाप्मानम्: sin/evil (the burden of wrongdoing)

• जरया सह: together with old age

• यौवनेन: with youth

• त्वदीयेन: that which is yours/now belonging to you

• चरेयम्: may I practice/indulge/enjoy

• विषयान्: sense-objects/pleasures

• अहम्: I

Speaker

• Likely a human interlocutor in the narrative (a younger person addressing an elder; commonly framed as a request to exchange burdens of age for youth in didactic Purana storytelling)

Tags

• Yauvana
• Jara
• Dharma
• Kama
• Ethics

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss pralaya or cosmology; it is an ethical-narrative statement about transferring the burden of sin and old age in exchange for youth and sense-enjoyment.

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

It highlights a dharmic warning: pursuing pleasures while attempting to shift consequences (sin/decay) onto another is morally suspect, reinforcing personal responsibility and restraint expected of householders and rulers.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vastu, temple iconography, or ritual procedure is stated in this verse; its focus is psychological and ethical—desire, aging, and accountability.