Shloka 9

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

Devanagari script

तुर्वसो प्रतिपद्यस्व पाप्मानं जरया सह यौवनेन चरेयं वै विषयांस्तव पुत्रक //

Transliteration

turvaso pratipadyasva pāpmānaṃ jarayā saha yauvanena careyaṃ vai viṣayāṃstava putraka //

Translation

O Turvasu, accept this burden of sin along with old age; and with your youth, my son, I shall indeed enjoy the objects of sense.

Word by Word

• तुर्वसो (turvaso): O Turvasu

• प्रतिपद्यस्व (pratipadyasva): accept, take upon yourself

• पाप्मानम् (pāpmānam): sin, demerit, the taint (of the curse)

• जरया सह (jarayā saha): together with old age

• यौवनेन (yauvanena): with youth

• चरेयम् (careyam): I shall live/move about/indulge

• वै (vai): indeed

• विषयान् (viṣayān): sense-objects, worldly enjoyments

• तव (tava): your

• पुत्रक (putraka): O son (affectionate address).

Speaker

• King Yayati

Entities Mentioned

• Turvasu
• Yayati

Tags

• Dynasties
• Genealogy
• Kingship
• Karma
• Desire

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss Pralaya; it focuses on a moral-royal episode where Yayati seeks to transfer the effects of old age and the taint of sin to obtain youth for worldly enjoyment.

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

It highlights the ethical tension between royal/householder enjoyment (kāma) and responsibility (dharma): a ruler’s craving for sense-pleasures can lead to morally fraught choices, making the episode a cautionary teaching about self-control and the consequences of desire.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vastu, temple-construction, or ritual procedure is mentioned in this verse; it is part of the Yayati narrative concerning youth, old age, and the fruits of actions.