Shloka 5

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

Devanagari script

*वसुमानुवाच तांस् त्वं लोकान्प्रतिपद्यस्व राजन् मया दत्तान्यदि नेष्टः क्रयस्ते नाहं तान्वै प्रतिगन्ता नरेन्द्र सर्वे लोकास्तावका वै भवन्तु //

Transliteration

*vasumānuvāca tāṃs tvaṃ lokānpratipadyasva rājan mayā dattānyadi neṣṭaḥ krayaste nāhaṃ tānvai pratigantā narendra sarve lokāstāvakā vai bhavantu //

Translation

Vasumān said: “O King, accept those realms. If you do not approve of the ‘purchase-price’ (or bargain) for what I have given, I will not take them back, O lord of men. Let all those worlds indeed be yours.”

Word by Word

• वसुमान् (Vasumān): Vasumān (a person/king)

• उवाच (uvāca): said

• तान् (tān): those

• त्वम् (tvam): you

• लोकान् (lokān): worlds/realms

• प्रतिपद्यस्व (pratipadyasva): accept, take possession of

• राजन् (rājan): O king

• मया (mayā): by me

• दत्तान् (dattān): given

• यदि (yadi): if

• न इष्टः (na iṣṭaḥ): not agreeable/ not approved

• क्रयः (krayaḥ): purchase, price, consideration

• ते (te): to you/your

• न अहम् (na aham): I do not

• तान् वै (tān vai): those indeed

• प्रतिगन्ता (pratigantā): one who takes back/withdraws/returns to reclaim

• नरेन्द्र (narendra): O king, lord of men

• सर्वे (sarve): all

• लोकाः (lokāḥ): worlds/realms

• तावकाः (tāvakāḥ): yours

• वै (vai): indeed

• भवन्तु (bhavantu): let them be.

Speaker

• Vasumān

Entities Mentioned

• Vasumān
• Rājan (King)
• Narendra (Lord of men)

Tags

• Rajadharma
• Danadharma
• Gifts
• Ethics
• Kingship

FAQs

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

This verse does not address Pralaya; it focuses on ethical conduct—specifically the transfer of realms as a gift and the refusal to retract what has been given.

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

It presents a dharmic standard for transactions and gifts: a giver should not reclaim what is given, and a king should accept and steward what is rightfully conferred, emphasizing stability, honor, and non-capricious rule.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu, iconographic, or ritual procedure is specified here; the verse is primarily about moral-legal propriety in gifting/transfer of dominion.