Matsya Purana — Devayānī Meets Yayāti: Courtship, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

श्रुत्वैव च स राजानं दर्शयामास भार्गवः दृष्ट्वैवम् आगतं विप्रं ययातिः पृथिवीपतिः //

Transliteration

śrutvaiva ca sa rājānaṃ darśayāmāsa bhārgavaḥ dṛṣṭvaivam āgataṃ vipraṃ yayātiḥ pṛthivīpatiḥ //

Translation

ഇതുകേട്ട ഭാർഗവൻ (ശുക്രാചാര്യൻ) ഉടൻ തന്നെ രാജാവിന് ദർശനം നൽകി. ഇപ്രകാരം വന്നെത്തിയ ബ്രാഹ്മണനെ കണ്ട് ഭൂമിപാലകനായ യയാതി (ആദരിച്ചു).

Word by Word

• श्रुत्वा एव (śrutvā eva): having heard indeed/at once

• च (ca): and

• स (sa): he

• राजानम् (rājānam): the king

• दर्शयामास (darśayāmāsa): showed (himself), presented himself, caused to be seen

• भार्गवः (bhārgavaḥ): Bhārgava (descendant of Bhṛgu)

• दृष्ट्वा एवम् (dṛṣṭvā evam): having seen thus

• आगतम् (āgatam): arrived/come

• विप्रम् (vipram): brāhmaṇa, learned priest

• ययातिः (yayātiḥ): Yayāti

• पृथिवीपतिः (pṛthivīpatiḥ): lord of the earth, king

Speaker

• Purāṇic Narrator (Sūta tradition / narrative voice)

Entities Mentioned

• Bhārgava
• King Yayāti
• Vipra (Brāhmaṇa)

Tags

• Dynasties
• Genealogy
• Royal Etiquette
• Brahmin-King Relations
• Itihasa-Purana Narrative

FAQs

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

This verse is not about Pralaya; it belongs to the dynastic narrative, highlighting a courtly encounter between Bhārgava and King Yayāti.

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

It implies the king’s duty to promptly acknowledge and properly receive a visiting brāhmaṇa—an element of rājadharma emphasizing respect for learned guests and religious authority.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No explicit Vāstu or temple-ritual rule appears in this verse; its significance is social-ritual etiquette—welcoming a brāhmaṇa visitor in the royal court setting.