Shloka 29

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

Devanagari script

एवं सर्वं विस्तरतो यथावद् आख्यातं ते चरितं नाहुषस्य वंशो यस्य प्रथितं पौरवेयो यस्मिञ्जातस्त्वं मनुजेन्द्रकल्पः //

Transliteration

evaṃ sarvaṃ vistarato yathāvad ākhyātaṃ te caritaṃ nāhuṣasya vaṃśo yasya prathitaṃ pauraveyo yasmiñjātastvaṃ manujendrakalpaḥ //

Translation

Thus, in full detail and exactly as it truly happened, the account of Nahusha has been narrated to you—the renowned line of the Pauravas, in which you yourself were born, O one who is like a lord among men.

Word by Word

• एवम् (evam): thus

• सर्वम् (sarvam): all (of it)

• विस्तरतः (vistarataḥ): in detail/at length

• यथावत् (yathāvat): properly, as it truly is

• आख्यातम् (ākhyātam): has been narrated/told

• ते (te): to you/for you

• चरितम् (caritam): story, deeds, account

• नाहुषस्य (nāhuṣasya): of Nahusha

• वंशः (vaṁśaḥ): lineage/dynasty

• यस्य (yasya): whose

• प्रथितम् (prathitam): famed, celebrated

• पौरवेयः (pauraveyaḥ): the Paurava lineage/descendant of Puru

• यस्मिन् (yasmin): in which

• जातः (jātaḥ): born

• त्वम् (tvam): you

• मनुजेन्द्रकल्पः (manujendra-kalpaḥ): comparable to an overlord among men, king-like

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (Vishnu) addressing Vaivasvata Manu (likely narrative frame)

Entities Mentioned

• Nahusha
• Paurava (Puru’s lineage)
• Vaivasvata Manu

Tags

• Dynasties
• Genealogy
• Royal Lineage
• Pauravas
• Itihasa-Purana Narrative

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss Pralaya; it closes a genealogical narration by affirming that Nahusha’s history and the famed Paurava lineage have been recounted accurately and in detail.

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

By praising the listener as “manujendra-kalpa” (king-like among men) within a celebrated dynasty, the verse reinforces the Purāṇic idea that kingship is anchored in lineage, reputation, and the careful preservation of righteous history—models that guide a ruler’s dharma and public conduct.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vastu, temple-building, iconographic, or ritual procedure is mentioned in this verse; its focus is dynastic fame and the faithful transmission of royal history.