Matsya Purana — Yayati and Indra: Counsel on Forbearance and Right Speech, Shloka 1

Devanagari script

*शौनक उवाच स्वर्गतस्तु स राजेन्द्रो न्यवसद्देवसद्मनि पूजितस्त्रिदशैः साध्यैर् मरुद्भिर्वसुभिस्तथा //

Transliteration

*śaunaka uvāca svargatastu sa rājendro nyavasaddevasadmani pūjitastridaśaiḥ sādhyair marudbhirvasubhistathā //

Translation

เศานกะกล่าวว่า ครั้นพระราชาผู้เป็นใหญ่เสด็จถึงสวรรค์แล้ว ก็ประทับอยู่ในเทวสถาน อันได้รับการสักการะจากเทพสามสิบสาม เหล่าสาธยะ มรุต และวสุทั้งหลาย.

Word by Word

• शौनक (śaunaka): Śaunaka

• उवाच (uvāca): said

• स्वर्गतः (svargataḥ): having gone to heaven

• तु (tu): indeed/then

• स (sa): he/that

• राजेन्द्रः (rājendraḥ): king of kings, lord among kings

• न्यवसत् (nyavasat): dwelt, resided

• देवसद्मनि (deva-sadmani): in the gods’ mansion/celestial abode

• पूजितः (pūjitaḥ): honored, worshipped

• त्रिदशैः (tridaśaiḥ): by the thirty gods (the Devas)

• साध्यैः (sādhyaiḥ): by the Sādhyas (a class of celestial beings)

• मरुद्भिः (marudbhiḥ): by the Maruts (storm-gods)

• वसुभिः (vasubhiḥ): by the Vasus (eight deities)

• तथा (tathā): also, likewise

Speaker

• Śaunaka

Entities Mentioned

• Śaunaka
• Svarga (Heaven)
• Tridaśa (Thirty Devas)
• Sādhyas
• Maruts
• Vasus

Tags

• Svarga
• Royal Destiny
• Devas
• Puranic Genealogy
• Afterlife

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss Pralaya; it describes a righteous king’s posthumous ascent to Svarga and his honor among divine hosts.

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

By portraying a king honored in heaven, the verse supports the Purāṇic ethic that royal dharma—just rule, protection, and merit—can lead to exalted post-death realms acknowledged by the Devas.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or temple-construction rule is stated; the only “structure” referenced is the deva-sadman (celestial abode), serving as a narrative marker of heavenly residence rather than architectural instruction.