Shloka 8

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

Devanagari script

*ययातिरुवाच यस्त्वं मे हृदयाज्जातो वयः स्वं न प्रयच्छसि पापान्मातुलसम्बन्धाद् दुष्प्रजा ते भविष्यति //

Transliteration

*yayātiruvāca yastvaṃ me hṛdayājjāto vayaḥ svaṃ na prayacchasi pāpānmātulasambandhād duṣprajā te bhaviṣyati //

Translation

Yayāti said: “You who were born from my very heart—if you do not grant me your own youth, then, because of the sinful connection with your maternal uncle’s line, you shall have wicked offspring.”

Word by Word

• ययातिः उवाच: Yayāti said

• यः त्वम्: you who

• मे: my

• हृदयात् जातः: born from (my) heart / dearest (son)

• वयः स्वम्: your own youth

• न प्रयच्छसि: do not give / do not grant

• पापात्: due to sin / from a sinful cause

• मातुल-सम्बन्धात्: because of connection/association with the maternal uncle’s family/line

• दुष्प्रजाः: evil/wicked progeny

• ते: your

• भविष्यति: will be

Speaker

• King Yayati

Entities Mentioned

• Yayati
• Maternal uncle (mātula) lineage

Tags

• Dynasties
• Genealogy
• Royal Dharma
• Curse
• Family Relations

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss Pralaya; it belongs to the dynastic narrative where Yayāti warns/curses his son in the context of lineage, duty, and succession.

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

It frames filial responsibility and the ethics of succession: refusal to support one’s father (here, by granting youth) is portrayed as a grave breach with social and dynastic consequences, emphasizing duty (dharma) within the royal household.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vastu, temple-building, or ritual procedure is stated here; the verse is focused on genealogy, family obligation, and the karmic/dynastic outcome of conduct.