Matsya Purana — Yayāti in Amarāvatī-like Splendor: Devayānī Installed, Shloka 26

Devanagari script

तस्मिन्समागमे सुभ्रूः शर्मिष्ठा वार्षपर्वणी लेभे गर्भं प्रथमतस् तस्मान्नृपतिसत्तमात् //

Transliteration

tasminsamāgame subhrūḥ śarmiṣṭhā vārṣaparvaṇī lebhe garbhaṃ prathamatas tasmānnṛpatisattamāt //

Translation

उस संगम में सु-भ्रू (सुंदर भौंहों वाली) वृषपर्वन् की पुत्री शर्मिष्ठा ने उस श्रेष्ठ नरेश से पहली बार गर्भ धारण किया।

Word by Word

• तस्मिन् (tasmin): in that

• समागमे (samāgame): meeting, union

• सुभ्रूः (subhrūḥ): fair-browed, beautiful-eyed woman

• शर्मिष्ठा (śarmiṣṭhā): Śarmiṣṭhā (name)

• वार्षपर्वणी (vārṣaparvaṇī): daughter of Vṛṣaparvan

• लेभे (lebhe): obtained, received

• गर्भं (garbhaṃ): pregnancy, conception

• प्रथमतस् (prathamatas): for the first time

• तस्मात् (tasmāt): from him/by him

• नृपतिसत्तमात् (nṛpatisattamāt): from the best of kings

Speaker

• Sūta (narrator) in Purāṇic narration

Entities Mentioned

• Śarmiṣṭhā
• Vṛṣaparvan

Tags

• Dynasties
• Genealogy
• Royal Lineage
• Yayati Episode
• Puranic Narrative

FAQs

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

This verse does not address Pralaya; it belongs to a genealogical narrative describing conception within a royal lineage.

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

Indirectly, it reflects the Purāṇic concern with lawful progeny and dynastic continuity—key expectations of kingship and household life in royal ethics.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

None is stated here; the verse is purely narrative and genealogical, with no Vāstu, temple, or ritual procedure specified.