Matsya Purana — Devayānī Meets Yayāti: Courtship, Shloka 28

Devanagari script

*शौनक उवाच त्वरितं देवयान्याथ प्रेषिता पितुरात्मनः सर्वं निवेदयामास धात्री तस्मै यथातथम् //

Transliteration

*śaunaka uvāca tvaritaṃ devayānyātha preṣitā piturātmanaḥ sarvaṃ nivedayāmāsa dhātrī tasmai yathātatham //

Translation

Śaunaka dit : Alors Devayānī, promptement dépêchée par son propre père, lui rapporta tout, exactement tel que cela s’était passé, par l’entremise de sa nourrice (Dhātrī).

Word by Word

• शौनक उवाच: Śaunaka said

• त्वरितम्: swiftly, quickly

• देवयानी: Devayānī

• अथ: then

• प्रेषिता: sent, dispatched

• पितुः आत्मनः: by her father himself (lit. of the father’s own person/accord)

• सर्वम्: everything

• निवेदयामास: reported, informed

• धात्री: nurse, foster-mother, attendant (Dhātrī)

• तस्मै: to him

• यथा-तथम्: just as it was, exactly as it happened

Speaker

• Śaunaka

Entities Mentioned

• Śaunaka
• Devayānī
• Dhātrī
• Devayānī’s father (implied)

Tags

• Dialogue
• Narrative
• Report
• Genealogy-Context
• Puranic-Episode

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss Pralaya; it is a narrative line describing how Devayānī’s message was conveyed accurately to her father.

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

Indirectly, it highlights the virtue of truthful, precise communication (yathātatham)—a key ethical norm for householders and rulers when receiving reports and making decisions.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu, temple-building, or ritual procedure is stated in this verse; it functions purely as narrative transmission of events.