Matsya Purana — Devayānī–Śarmiṣṭhā Dialogue: Yayāti’s Transgression, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

सा तु दृष्ट्वैव पितरम् अभिवाद्याग्रतः स्थिता अनन्तरं ययातिस्तु पूजयामास भार्गवम् //

Transliteration

sā tu dṛṣṭvaiva pitaram abhivādyāgrataḥ sthitā anantaraṃ yayātistu pūjayāmāsa bhārgavam //

Translation

അവൾ പിതാവിനെ കണ്ടയുടൻ വന്ദിച്ച് അദ്ദേഹത്തിന്റെ മുമ്പിൽ നിന്നു. തുടർന്ന് രാജാവ് യയാതി വിധിപൂർവ്വം ഭാർഗവനെ (ഭൃഗുവംശീയ ഋഷി) ആദരിച്ചു।

Word by Word

• सा (sā): she

• तु (tu): indeed/then

• दृष्ट्वा एव (dṛṣṭvā eva): having seen at once

• पितरम् (pitaram): her father

• अभिवाद्य (abhivādya): having saluted/bowed to

• अग्रतः (agrataḥ): in front

• स्थिता (sthitā): stood

• अनन्तरम् (anantaram): thereafter/next

• ययातिः (yayātiḥ): Yayāti

• तु (tu): then

• पूजयामास (pūjayāmāsa): honored/revered/worshipped

• भार्गवम् (bhārgavam): Bhārgava (a Bhṛgu-lineage sage, commonly Śukra in royal narratives)

Speaker

• Sūta (Purāṇic narrator) relating the Yayāti episode within the Matsya Purāṇa discourse

Entities Mentioned

• Yayāti
• Bhārgava

Tags

• Dynasties
• Genealogy
• Royal Etiquette
• Dharma
• Sage-Honor

FAQs

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

This verse is not about Pralaya; it focuses on courtly and familial conduct—saluting one’s father and honoring a revered Bhārgava sage.

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

It highlights dharmic etiquette: respectful salutation to elders and formal honor to Brahmin sages—key virtues for a king (rājadharma) and for householders upholding social order.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or temple-building rule is stated here; the ritual element is social-ritual propriety (abhivāda and pūjā) shown toward elders and a revered sage.