Shloka 9

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

Devanagari script

यथा तया वृतो भर्ता तथैवाहं वृणोमि तम् राज्ञा पुत्रफलं देयम् इति मे निश्चिता मतिः अपीदानीं स धर्मात्मा रहो मे दर्शनं व्रजेत् //

Transliteration

yathā tayā vṛto bhartā tathaivāhaṃ vṛṇomi tam rājñā putraphalaṃ deyam iti me niścitā matiḥ apīdānīṃ sa dharmātmā raho me darśanaṃ vrajet //

Translation

“Just as she chose him as her husband, so do I choose that very man. It is my firm resolve that the king should be granted the fruit of a son. Let that righteous man now come and meet me in private.”

Word by Word

• yathā: just as

• tayā: by her

• vṛtaḥ: chosen

• bhartā: husband

• tathā eva: in the same way indeed

• aham: I

• vṛṇomi: choose

• tam: him/that man

• rājñā: for the king/by the king (in the king’s matter)

• putra-phalam: the fruit/result of a son (offspring)

• deyam: should be given/granted

• iti: thus

• me: my

• niścitā: firmly decided

• matiḥ: intention/resolve

• api idānīm: now indeed/now then

• saḥ: he

• dharmātmā: righteous-souled, virtuous man

• rahaḥ: in private, secretly

• me: to me/with me

• darśanam: audience/meeting

• vrajet: should come/go.

Speaker

• A royal woman/princess (the prospective mother in the putra-prāpti narrative), speaking within the Sūta–Śaunaka frame of the Matsya Purana

Entities Mentioned

• Rājā (the King)
• Dharmātmā (the righteous man/husband)

Tags

• Putra-prapti
• Royal succession
• Dharma
• Marriage choice
• Genealogy

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss pralaya or cosmology; it focuses on a human, royal-context decision about marriage and securing progeny (putra-phala) for the king.

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

It highlights the dharmic importance of legitimate progeny for royal continuity: the speaker is resolved that the king should receive “putra-phala,” reflecting the householder/royal duty of sustaining lineage and orderly succession.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu, temple-building, or ritual procedure is specified in this verse; the key theme is private audience and dharma-guided marital choice tied to lineage.