Shloka 1

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

Devanagari script

*शौनक उवाच ययातिः स्वपुरं प्राप्य महेन्द्रपुरसंनिभम् प्रविश्यान्तःपुरं तत्र देवयानीं न्यवेशयत् //

Transliteration

*śaunaka uvāca yayātiḥ svapuraṃ prāpya mahendrapurasaṃnibham praviśyāntaḥpuraṃ tatra devayānīṃ nyaveśayat //

Translation

Śaunaka dit : Parvenu à sa propre cité, comparable à la ville de Mahendra (Amarāvatī), Yayāti entra dans le palais intérieur et y installa Devayānī dans les appartements royaux, comme reine.

Word by Word

• शौनक उवाच: Śaunaka said

• ययातिः: King Yayāti

• स्वपुरं: his own city

• प्राप्य: having reached

• महेन्द्रपुर-संनिभम्: resembling Mahendra’s (Indra’s) city

• प्रविश्य: having entered

• अन्तःपुरं: the inner palace/royal women’s quarters

• तत्र: there

• देवयानीं: Devayānī

• न्यवेशयत्: he settled/installed/placed (in residence/position).

Speaker

• Śaunaka

Entities Mentioned

• Śaunaka
• Yayāti
• Devayānī
• Mahendra (Indra)

Tags

• Dynasties
• Genealogy
• Royal Life
• Palace
• Yayati-Devayani

FAQs

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

Nothing directly—this verse is part of the Yayāti dynasty narrative and focuses on royal return and household arrangement, not cosmic creation or pralaya.

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

It reflects the king’s role in establishing order within the palace and formally placing the queen in her proper residence/status, emphasizing governance that includes orderly household administration.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Architecturally, it references the “antaḥpura” (inner palace/royal quarters) and uses the ideal of Indra’s city as a benchmark of splendor; no explicit Vāstu or ritual procedure is stated in this verse.