Matsya Purana — Paurava Genealogy: Bharata, Shloka 68

Devanagari script

यमस्तुष्टस्ततस्तस्मै मुक्तिज्ञानं ददौ परम् सर्वे यथोचितं कृत्वा जग्मुस्ते कृष्णमव्ययम् //

Transliteration

yamastuṣṭastatastasmai muktijñānaṃ dadau param sarve yathocitaṃ kṛtvā jagmuste kṛṣṇamavyayam //

Translation

ต่อมา ยมผู้พอใจได้ประทานญาณสูงสุดอันนำไปสู่โมกษะแก่เขา; และทุกคนเมื่อกระทำสิ่งที่ควรกระทำแล้ว ก็ไปถึงพระกฤษณะผู้ไม่เสื่อมสลาย

Word by Word

• यमः (yamaḥ): Yama, Lord of Dharma/death

• तुष्टः (tuṣṭaḥ): pleased, satisfied

• ततः (tataḥ): then, thereafter

• तस्मै (tasmai): to him

• मुक्तिज्ञानम् (muktijñānam): knowledge leading to liberation

• ददौ (dadau): gave, bestowed

• परम् (param): supreme, highest

• सर्वे (sarve): all

• यथोचितम् (yathocitam): as is fitting, duly

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā): having done/performed

• जग्मुः (jagmuḥ): went

• ते (te): they

• कृष्णम् (kṛṣṇam): Krishna (Vishnu as Krishna)

• अव्ययम् (avyayam): imperishable, undecaying.

Speaker

• Narrator (Purana-style narration; likely Suta conveying the account)

Entities Mentioned

• Yama
• Krishna (Vishnu)

Tags

• Moksha
• Mukti-jnana
• Dharma
• Yama
• Bhakti

FAQs

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

This verse does not address pralaya directly; it emphasizes liberation (moksha) through supreme knowledge and the soul’s movement toward the imperishable Krishna.

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

It highlights the principle of yathocita-karman—doing one’s prescribed duties properly—after which higher spiritual knowledge (mukti-jñāna) becomes fruitful, pointing from disciplined dharma toward liberation.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vastu or temple-architecture rule is stated here; the ritual takeaway is the emphasis on completing what is “properly due” (yathocitam kṛtvā) before turning fully toward liberation.