Matsya Purana — Dynastic Genealogies: Paurava–Anu Lines, Shloka 73

Devanagari script

*दीर्घतमा उवाच तवापचाराद्देव्येष नान्यथा भविता शुभे नैव दास्यति पुत्रस्ते पौत्रौ वै दास्यते फलम् //

Transliteration

*dīrghatamā uvāca tavāpacārāddevyeṣa nānyathā bhavitā śubhe naiva dāsyati putraste pautrau vai dāsyate phalam //

Translation

दीर्घतमास म्हणाला—हे शुभे देवी, तुझ्या अपराधामुळे हे निश्चित घडेल, अन्यथा नाही; तुझा पुत्र तुला फल देणार नाही, परंतु पौत्रांद्वारे तुला फलप्राप्ती होईल।

Word by Word

• दीर्घतमा (Dīrghatamā): Dīrghatamas (the sage)

• उवाच (uvāca): said

• तव (tava): your

• अपचारात् (apacārāt): due to an offence/misconduct

• देवि (devi): O goddess/lady

• एषः (eṣaḥ): this (outcome)

• न अन्यथा (na anyathā): not otherwise

• भविता (bhavitā): will happen/shall come to pass

• शुभे (śubhe): O auspicious one

• न एव (naiva): not at all

• दास्यति (dāsyati): will give/grant

• पुत्रः (putraḥ): son

• ते (te): your

• पौत्रौ (pautrau): grandsons

• वै (vai): indeed

• दास्यते (dāsyate): will be given/shall be obtained

• फलम् (phalam): fruit/result (benefit, fulfillment).

Speaker

• Sage Dīrghatamas

Entities Mentioned

• Dīrghatamas

Tags

• Dynasties
• Karma
• Lineage
• Curse-Result
• Puranic Ethics

FAQs

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

This verse does not address Pralaya; it focuses on karmic causality—how an offence (apacāra) alters the timing and channel through which results (phala) are received.

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

It reinforces ethical restraint and right conduct: misconduct can obstruct immediate benefits and shift outcomes to later generations, a warning relevant to householders maintaining harmony and rulers safeguarding dharma to protect lineage and prosperity.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu, temple-building, or ritual procedure is stated here; the verse is a moral-prophetic statement about offence and the deferred fruition of results through descendants.