Shloka 6

Matsya Purana — Yayāti’s Rule

Devanagari script

धर्मेण च प्रजाः सर्वा यथावद् अनुरञ्जयन् ययातिः पालयामास साक्षादिन्द्र इवापरः //

Transliteration

dharmeṇa ca prajāḥ sarvā yathāvad anurañjayan yayātiḥ pālayāmāsa sākṣādindra ivāparaḥ //

Translation

By righteousness (dharma), and by pleasing all his subjects in the proper manner, King Yayāti protected the people—like Indra himself, as though another Indra on earth.

Word by Word

• धर्मेण (dharmeṇa): through dharma/righteous governance

• च (ca): and

• प्रजाः (prajāḥ): subjects/people

• सर्वाः (sarvāḥ): all

• यथावत् (yathāvat): properly, as prescribed

• अनुरञ्जयन् (anurañjayan): delighting, winning over, keeping satisfied

• ययातिः (yayātiḥ): King Yayāti

• पालयामास (pālayāmāsa): protected, ruled, maintained

• साक्षात् (sākṣāt): directly, in person, truly

• इन्द्रः (indraḥ): Indra (king of the gods)

• इव (iva): like

• अपरः (aparaḥ): another, second

Speaker

• Sūta (Purāṇic narrator) describing King Yayāti (within the Matsya Purana’s dynastic narrative)

Entities Mentioned

• Yayati
• Indra

Tags

• Rajadharma
• Dharma
• Dynasties
• Kingship
• Good Governance

FAQs

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

This verse does not address pralaya; it focuses on righteous kingship, portraying Yayāti’s rule as dharma-centered and stabilizing for society.

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

It presents an ideal of rājadharma: a king must protect and sustain the people by dharma and by ensuring their welfare in a proper, rule-based manner—governance that earns genuine public contentment.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No vastu or ritual procedure is stated in this verse; its takeaway is ethical and political—proper, dharmic administration as the foundation for social order.