Shloka 6

Matsya Purana — Yayāti in Amarāvatī-like Splendor: Devayānī Installed

Devanagari script

गते वर्षसहस्रे तु शर्मिष्ठा वार्षपर्वणी ददर्श यौवनं प्राप्ता ऋतुं सा कमलेक्षणा //

Transliteration

gate varṣasahasre tu śarmiṣṭhā vārṣaparvaṇī dadarśa yauvanaṃ prāptā ṛtuṃ sā kamalekṣaṇā //

Translation

When a thousand years had passed, Śarmiṣṭhā, the daughter of Vṛṣaparvan—lotus-eyed—came to youth and perceived that her season of fertility had arrived.

Word by Word

• gate: having passed

• varṣa-sahasre: a thousand years

• tu: indeed/then

• śarmiṣṭhā: Śarmiṣṭhā (proper name)

• vārṣaparvaṇī: daughter of Vṛṣaparvan

• dadarśa: she saw/realized

• yauvanam: youth

• prāptā: having attained

• ṛtum: the season (menstrual/fertile season)

• sā: she

• kamala-īkṣaṇā: lotus-eyed (epithet)

Speaker

• Suta/Narrator (Puranic narration within the Yayati genealogy episode)

Entities Mentioned

• Śarmiṣṭhā
• Vṛṣaparvan

Tags

• Dynasties
• Genealogy
• Yayati
• Lunar Dynasty
• Puranic Narrative

FAQs

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

Nothing directly—this verse belongs to a dynastic narrative and describes Śarmiṣṭhā attaining youth and her fertile season, not cosmic dissolution.

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

Indirectly, it frames the social and dynastic context in which marriage, progeny, and succession become central concerns—key themes in Puranic discussions of household life and royal lineage.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No architectural (Vāstu) or temple-ritual rule is stated here; the verse is purely narrative and biological/seasonal in meaning.