Shloka 35
Matsya Purana — Devayānī and Śarmiṣṭhā’s Quarrel
*शुक्र उवाच स्तुवतो दुहिता न त्वं भद्रे न प्रतिगृह्णतः अतस्त्वं स्तूयमानस्य दुहिता देवयान्यसि //
*śukra uvāca stuvato duhitā na tvaṃ bhadre na pratigṛhṇataḥ atastvaṃ stūyamānasya duhitā devayānyasi //
シュクラは言った。「やさしき者よ、汝は、讃えておきながら（受けるべきものを）受け取らぬ者の娘ではない。ゆえに汝は、讃えられる者の娘である。したがって汝こそデーヴァヤーニーである。」
FAQs
This verse does not discuss Pralaya; it belongs to a dynastic-legend context, focusing instead on speech, praise (stuti), and social-ethical propriety.
It implies a dharmic norm: one who receives honor, gifts, or due offerings should accept appropriately rather than reject without cause—an ethical cue relevant to householders and rulers in maintaining proper reciprocity and social order.
No Vāstu/temple-building or ritual procedure is stated here; the verse is primarily a wordplay/etymological identification of Devayānī tied to praise and acceptance.