Matsya Purana — The Dialogue of Kacha and Devayani: Dharma, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

यत्रोषितं विशालाक्षि त्वया चन्द्रनिभानने तत्राहमुषितो भद्रे कुक्षौ काव्यस्य भामिनि //

Transliteration

yatroṣitaṃ viśālākṣi tvayā candranibhānane tatrāhamuṣito bhadre kukṣau kāvyasya bhāmini //

Translation

హే విశాలాక్షీ, హే చంద్రనిభాననే! నీవు ఎక్కడ నివసించావో, హే భద్రే, అక్కడనే నేనూ నివసించాను; ఎందుకంటే, హే భామినీ, నేను కావ్యుడు (శుక్రుడు) గర్భంలో నివసించితిని.

Word by Word

• yatra: where

• uṣitam: dwelt/lived

• viśālākṣi: O wide/large-eyed one

• tvayā: by you/with you

• candranibhānane: O one whose face is like the moon

• tatra: there

• aham: I

• uṣitaḥ: dwelt/lived

• bhadre: O auspicious/gentle lady

• kukṣau: in the womb/belly

• kāvyasya: of Kāvya (Śukra, son of Bhṛgu)

• bhāmini: O radiant one/O passionate woman

Speaker

• Unclear (a male speaker addressing a woman in a narrative dialogue; not the standard Matsya–Manu frame in this verse)

Entities Mentioned

• Kāvya (Śukra)

Tags

• Dialogue
• Puranic narrative
• Genealogy hint
• Romance motif
• Rebirth motif

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss Pralaya; it focuses on personal intimacy and a rebirth-like claim of having ‘dwelt’ in Kāvya’s womb, reflecting Puranic ideas of embodiment and past existence rather than cosmic dissolution.

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

Indirectly, it reflects themes of marital/romantic bond and continuity of relationship across lives—ideas that Puranic ethics often fold into household life (gṛhastha-dharma), though no explicit royal or householder duty is taught in this specific line.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

None is explicit here; the verse contains no Vastu, temple-building, iconography, or ritual procedure terminology.