Matsya Purana — Devayānī Meets Yayāti: Courtship, Shloka 32

Devanagari script

*शुक्र उवाच वृतो ऽनया पतिर्वीर सुतया त्वं ममेष्टया गृहाणेमां मया दत्तां महिषीं नहुषात्मज //

Transliteration

*śukra uvāca vṛto 'nayā patirvīra sutayā tvaṃ mameṣṭayā gṛhāṇemāṃ mayā dattāṃ mahiṣīṃ nahuṣātmaja //

Translation

شُکر نے کہا—اے بہادر، میری محبوب بیٹی نے تمہیں ہی اپنا شوہر چُنا ہے۔ پس اے نہوش کے بیٹے، میری عطا کردہ اس سردار ملکہ کو قبول کرو۔

Word by Word

• śukraḥ uvāca: Śukra said

• vṛtaḥ: chosen/selected

• anayā: by her/this (maiden)

• patiḥ: as husband

• vīra: O hero

• sutayā: by the daughter

• tvam: you

• mama: my

• iṣṭayā: beloved/dear (feminine)

• gṛhāṇa: accept

• imām: this (woman)

• mayā dattām: given by me

• mahiṣīm: chief queen/royal consort

• nahuṣa-ātmaja: O son/descendant of Nahuṣa

Speaker

• Śukra (Shukracharya)

Entities Mentioned

• Śukra
• Nahuṣa
• mahiṣī (chief queen)
• sutā (daughter)

Tags

• Dynasties
• Marriage
• Royal Alliance
• Genealogy
• Dharma

FAQs

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

This verse does not address Pralaya; it belongs to a dynastic narrative focusing on royal marriage and lineage continuity.

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

It reflects the dharmic framework of marriage as a sanctioned alliance: a qualified groom is formally accepted, and the bride is given with elder/guardian approval, emphasizing legitimacy, lineage, and social order.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vastu or temple-architecture rule is stated; the key ritual-social element is the formal bestowal of a royal consort (mahiṣī) as part of sanctioned matrimonial procedure.