Matsya Purana — Yayāti in Amarāvatī-like Splendor: Devayānī Installed, Shloka 22

Devanagari script

त्रय एवाधना राजन् भार्या दासस्तथा सुतः यत्ते समधिगच्छन्ति यस्य ते तस्य तद्धनम् //

Transliteration

traya evādhanā rājan bhāryā dāsastathā sutaḥ yatte samadhigacchanti yasya te tasya taddhanam //

Translation

राजन्, त्रय एवाधना इति श्रूयते—भार्या दासस्तथा सुतः। यत्ते समधिगच्छन्ति, यस्य ते तस्य तद्धनम्॥

Word by Word

• त्रयः: three

• एव: indeed/only

• अधनाः: without (independent) wealth, propertyless

• राजन्: O king

• भार्या: wife

• दासः: servant/slave

• तथा: and likewise

• सुतः: son

• यत्: whatever

• ते: they

• समधिगच्छन्ति: obtain/come to possess/acquire

• यस्य: whose/of whom

• ते: they

• तस्य: of him/belongs to him

• तत्: that

• धनम्: wealth/property

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (Vishnu) instructing Vaivasvata Manu (the King)

Entities Mentioned

• King (Rājan)
• wife (bhāryā)
• servant (dāsa)
• son (suta)

Tags

• Rajadharma
• Grihastha Dharma
• Property Law
• Household Ethics
• Matsya Purana Teachings

FAQs

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

This verse does not address Pralaya; it is a nīti/rajadharma statement on ownership and dependence within the household.

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

It frames dependents (wife, servant, son) as lacking independent proprietary capacity, implying the householder/guardian bears responsibility for their maintenance and that acquisitions made under his household authority are treated as household property.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu, temple-building, or ritual procedure is mentioned; the focus is social-ethical and legal: rights over wealth within the household.