Shloka 10
Matsya Purana — Yayati’s Fall from Heaven and the Greatness of the Righteous
न चापि त्वां धृष्णवः प्रष्टुम् अग्रे न च त्वमस्मान्पृच्छसि के वयं स्म तत्त्वां पृच्छामि स्पृहणीयरूपं कस्य त्वं वा किंनिमित्तं त्वमागाः //
na cāpi tvāṃ dhṛṣṇavaḥ praṣṭum agre na ca tvamasmānpṛcchasi ke vayaṃ sma tattvāṃ pṛcchāmi spṛhaṇīyarūpaṃ kasya tvaṃ vā kiṃnimittaṃ tvamāgāḥ //
We did not dare to question you at first; nor do you ask us who we are. But now, O one of desirable form, I ask you the truth: whose are you, and for what purpose have you come?
FAQs
It sets the inquiry that precedes the Pralaya teaching: Manu asks the divine visitor’s identity and purpose, a key narrative step before the Great Flood (Pralaya) instructions are disclosed.
It models dharmic discernment: a ruler like Manu does not act on mere wonder but seeks the ‘tattva’ (truth)—identity, intention, and purpose—before responding, reflecting prudent governance and responsible household decision-making.
No direct Vāstu or ritual procedure is stated; the verse functions as a formal inquiry (praśna) that introduces later prescriptive teachings—typical of Purāṇic instruction frameworks.