Matsya Purana — Devayānī Meets Yayāti: Courtship, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

*देवयान्युवाच सर्वमेव नरव्याघ्र विधानमनुवर्तते विधिना विहितं ज्ञात्वा मा विचित्रं मनः कृथाः //

Transliteration

*devayānyuvāca sarvameva naravyāghra vidhānamanuvartate vidhinā vihitaṃ jñātvā mā vicitraṃ manaḥ kṛthāḥ //

Translation

เทวยานีกล่าวว่า “โอ้ผู้ประดุจพยัคฆ์ในหมู่มนุษย์ สรรพสิ่งย่อมดำเนินไปตามบทบัญญัติแห่งวิถีกรรม เมื่อรู้ว่าเป็นสิ่งที่กำหนดไว้โดยระเบียบอันศักดิ์สิทธิ์แล้ว อย่าให้จิตใจหวั่นไหวหรือสับสน”

Word by Word

• devayānī uvāca: Devayānī said

• sarvam eva: everything indeed

• nara-vyāghra: O tiger among men (best of men)

• vidhānam: the ordinance, prescribed order

• anuvartate: follows, proceeds accordingly

• vidhinā: by fate/ordinance, by the divine rule

• vihitam: appointed, laid down

• jñātvā: having known/understood

• mā: do not

• vicitram: strange, unsettled, perplexed

• manaḥ: the mind

• kṛthāḥ: make (you should make/do)

Speaker

• Devayānī

Entities Mentioned

• Devayānī

Tags

• Dharma
• Fate
• Counsel
• Yayati
• Ethics

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss Pralaya directly; it teaches that events unfold according to vidhi (ordained order), a principle also used in Purāṇic thought to frame cosmic cycles.

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

It instructs steadiness of mind and acceptance of lawful order (vidhi), implying that a ruler or householder should act responsibly within dharma rather than becoming agitated by reversals or unexpected outcomes.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or ritual procedure is specified; the key takeaway is the broader Purāṇic idea of following prescribed order (vidhāna), which underlies disciplined ritual and rule-based practice.