Shloka 14

Matsya Purana — Yayāti and the Kings’ Dialogue on Heavenly Worlds

Devanagari script

*ययातिरुवाच भवतां मम चैवैते रथा भान्ति हिरण्मयाः आरुह्यैतेषु गन्तव्यं भवद्भिश्च मया सह //

Transliteration

*yayātiruvāca bhavatāṃ mama caivaite rathā bhānti hiraṇmayāḥ āruhyaiteṣu gantavyaṃ bhavadbhiśca mayā saha //

Translation

Yayāti said: “For you and for me, these chariots are shining—made of gold. Mounting these, you must proceed, together with me.”

Word by Word

• ययातिः (yayātiḥ): Yayāti

• उवाच (uvāca): said

• भवताम् (bhavatām): of you / for you (honorific plural)

• मम (mama): of me / for me

• च (ca): and

• एव (eva): indeed

• एते (ete): these

• रथाः (rathāḥ): chariots

• भान्ति (bhānti): shine, appear radiant

• हिरण्मयाः (hiraṇmayāḥ): made of gold, golden

• आरुह्य (āruhya): having mounted, ascending

• एतेषु (eteṣu): upon these

• गन्तव्यम् (gantavyam): it is to be gone / one should proceed

• भवद्भिः (bhavadbhiḥ): by you (with you)

• च (ca): and

• मया (mayā): by me / with me

• सह (saha): together with.

Speaker

• King Yayāti

Entities Mentioned

• Yayāti
• Rathas (celestial chariots)

Tags

• Dynasties
• Genealogy
• Royal narrative
• Heavenly journey
• Dialogue

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss Pralaya; it belongs to a royal-legend context where Yayāti speaks of radiant golden chariots and a collective onward journey.

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

It reflects a king’s leadership in directing companions toward a shared goal—symbolically emphasizing guidance, responsibility, and orderly conduct in a royal retinue.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vastu Shastra, temple iconography, or ritual procedure is stated here; the focus is narrative imagery (golden chariots) rather than architectural rules.