Matsya Purana — Devayānī Meets Yayāti: Courtship, Shloka 32

Devanagari script

*शुक्र उवाच वृतो ऽनया पतिर्वीर सुतया त्वं ममेष्टया गृहाणेमां मया दत्तां महिषीं नहुषात्मज //

Transliteration

*śukra uvāca vṛto 'nayā patirvīra sutayā tvaṃ mameṣṭayā gṛhāṇemāṃ mayā dattāṃ mahiṣīṃ nahuṣātmaja //

Translation

ശുക്രൻ പറഞ്ഞു—വീരനേ, എന്റെ പ്രിയ പുത്രി നിന്നെയേ ഭർത്താവായി വരിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു. അതുകൊണ്ട് നഹുഷപുത്രാ, ഞാൻ നൽകിയ ഈ പ്രധാന മഹിഷിയെ സ്വീകരിക്കൂ।

Word by Word

• śukraḥ uvāca: Śukra said

• vṛtaḥ: chosen/selected

• anayā: by her/this (maiden)

• patiḥ: as husband

• vīra: O hero

• sutayā: by the daughter

• tvam: you

• mama: my

• iṣṭayā: beloved/dear (feminine)

• gṛhāṇa: accept

• imām: this (woman)

• mayā dattām: given by me

• mahiṣīm: chief queen/royal consort

• nahuṣa-ātmaja: O son/descendant of Nahuṣa

Speaker

• Śukra (Shukracharya)

Entities Mentioned

• Śukra
• Nahuṣa
• mahiṣī (chief queen)
• sutā (daughter)

Tags

• Dynasties
• Marriage
• Royal Alliance
• Genealogy
• Dharma

FAQs

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

This verse does not address Pralaya; it belongs to a dynastic narrative focusing on royal marriage and lineage continuity.

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

It reflects the dharmic framework of marriage as a sanctioned alliance: a qualified groom is formally accepted, and the bride is given with elder/guardian approval, emphasizing legitimacy, lineage, and social order.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vastu or temple-architecture rule is stated; the key ritual-social element is the formal bestowal of a royal consort (mahiṣī) as part of sanctioned matrimonial procedure.