Shloka 7

Matsya Purana — Yayati and Indra: Counsel on Forbearance and Right Speech

Devanagari script

आक्रुश्यमानो नाक्रोशेन् मन्युमेव तितिक्षति आक्रोष्टारं निर्दहति सुकृतं चास्य विन्दति //

Transliteration

ākruśyamāno nākrośen manyumeva titikṣati ākroṣṭāraṃ nirdahati sukṛtaṃ cāsya vindati //

Translation

When abused, one should not abuse in return; one should endure, restraining anger alone. By such forbearance he burns up the abuser (the offender’s merit is consumed), and he himself attains merit.

Word by Word

• आक्रुश्यमानो (ākruśyamānaḥ): being reviled/abused

• न (na): not

• आक्रोशेत् (ākrośet): should revile/abuse (in return)

• मन्युम् (manyum): anger/wrath

• एव (eva): alone/indeed

• तितिक्षति (titikṣati): endures/forbears

• आक्रोष्टारम् (ākroṣṭāram): the abuser/reviler

• निर्दहति (nirdahati): burns up/destroys (his merit)

• सुकृतम् (sukṛtam): merit/virtue (good karma)

• च (ca): and

• अस्य (asya): his/for him

• विन्दति (vindati): obtains/attains.

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (teaching Vaivasvata Manu in a dharma discourse context)

Entities Mentioned

• Matsya
• Manu

Tags

• Dharma
• Rajadharma
• Kshama
• Ahimsa
• Ethics

FAQs

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

This verse does not address Pralaya; it teaches ethical discipline—enduring abuse without retaliation and the karmic outcome of such restraint.

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

It presents a core nīti principle: a ruler or householder should not escalate conflict through retaliatory speech; mastering anger preserves social order and accrues personal merit.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu, temple-building, or ritual procedure is stated here; the focus is purely on conduct (kṣamā) and the karmic logic of restraint.