Shloka 8

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

Devanagari script

*शिबिरुवाच तांस् त्वं लोकान्प्रतिपद्यस्व राजन् मया दत्तान्यदि नेष्टः क्रयस्ते न चाहं तान्प्रतिपद्य दत्त्वा यत्र त्वं तात गन्तासि लोकान् //

Transliteration

*śibiruvāca tāṃs tvaṃ lokānpratipadyasva rājan mayā dattānyadi neṣṭaḥ krayaste na cāhaṃ tānpratipadya dattvā yatra tvaṃ tāta gantāsi lokān //

Translation

Śibiru said: “O King, you should accept those worlds that have been granted by me. If this ‘purchase’ does not please you, then I too will not accept them after giving them away—for those are the very worlds to which you, dear one, are going.”

Word by Word

• śibiru-uvāca: Śibiru said

• tān lokān: those worlds (heavenly realms)

• tvam: you

• pratipadyasva: accept/enter/receive

• rājan: O king

• mayā: by me

• dattān: given/granted

• yadi: if

• neṣṭaḥ: not desired/not pleasing

• krayaḥ: purchase/transaction (as in an exchange)

• te: to you/for you

• na ca aham: and I also will not

• tān: those (worlds)

• pratipadya: accept/obtain

• dattvā: having given (them away)

• yatra: where/to which

• tvam: you

• tāta: dear one/son (term of affection)

• gantāsi: will go

• lokān: worlds/realms.

Speaker

• King Śibiru (Śibi)

Entities Mentioned

• Śibiru (Śibi)
• Rājan (the King addressed)
• Lokāḥ (heavenly worlds)

Tags

• Rajadharma
• Dana (Gifting)
• Satya
• Honor
• Heavenly Worlds

FAQs

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

This verse is not about Pralaya; it focuses on moral causality—how “worlds” (lokas) are attained or transferred through merit, gifting, and ethical intent rather than cosmic dissolution.

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

It underscores dana and integrity: a righteous giver does not retract a gift, and a righteous recipient accepts what is properly bestowed—highlighting honor, consistency in vows, and the moral weight of transactions involving merit.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vastu or temple-architecture rule is stated here; the “kraya” (transaction) language instead points to ritual-moral economy—merit and its rightful transfer—rather than construction or iconography.