Matsya Purana — The Dialogue of Kacha and Devayani: Dharma, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

*देवयान्युवाच गुरुपुत्रस्य पुत्रो मे न तु त्वमसि मे पितुः तस्मान्मान्यश्च पूज्यश्च ममापि त्वं द्विजोत्तम //

Transliteration

*devayānyuvāca guruputrasya putro me na tu tvamasi me pituḥ tasmānmānyaśca pūjyaśca mamāpi tvaṃ dvijottama //

Translation

Devayānī dit : «Tu es le fils du disciple de mon père (le fils du maître), et non mon père lui-même. C’est pourquoi, ô le meilleur des deux-fois-nés, tu es digne d’honneur et d’adoration même pour moi.»

Word by Word

• devayānī uvāca: Devayānī said

• guru-putrasya: of the guru’s son / of one connected to the teacher’s line

• putraḥ: son

• me: my

• na: not

• tu: indeed/but

• tvam: you

• asi: are

• me pituḥ: my father

• tasmāt: therefore

• mānyaḥ: worthy of respect

• ca: and

• pūjyaḥ: worthy of worship/reverence

• ca: and

• mama api: even by me/for me too

• tvam: you

• dvijottama: O best of the twice-born (excellent Brahmin)

Speaker

• Devayānī

Entities Mentioned

• Devayānī
• Dvijottama (a Brahmin addressee)
• Guru-putra (teacher’s son / disciple-line reference)
• Pituḥ (father, implied: Śukra as Devayānī’s father in the wider tradition)

Tags

• Genealogy
• Dharma
• Social Ethics
• Guru-Śiṣya
• Respect

FAQs

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

This verse does not address Pralaya; it focuses on social-ethical hierarchy and proper respect within a genealogical/narrative episode.

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

It reinforces dharma of honoring the twice-born and respecting the teacher’s lineage—an ethical norm relevant to householders and rulers who must uphold social order through proper reverence.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or temple-architecture rule is stated here; the ritual takeaway is the principle of pūjā/reverence toward a dvija and the guru-related lineage.