Shloka 34

Matsya Purana — Devayānī–Śarmiṣṭhā Dialogue: Yayāti’s Transgression

Devanagari script

इत्येतानि समीक्ष्याहं कारणानि भृगूद्वह अधर्मभयसंविग्नः शर्मिष्ठाम् उपजग्मिवान् //

Transliteration

ityetāni samīkṣyāhaṃ kāraṇāni bhṛgūdvaha adharmabhayasaṃvignaḥ śarmiṣṭhām upajagmivān //

Translation

“Sau khi xét kỹ những nguyên do ấy, hỡi bậc ưu tú trong dòng Bhṛgu, và vì run sợ trước điều phi pháp, ta đã đến gần Śarmiṣṭhā.”

Word by Word

• iti-etāni: thus these

• samīkṣya: having examined/considered

• aham: I

• kāraṇāni: reasons/causes

• bhṛgūdvaha: O foremost of the Bhṛgus (address to the sage)

• adharma-bhaya-saṃvignaḥ: distressed/agitated by fear of adharma (unrighteous conduct)

• śarmiṣṭhām: Śarmiṣṭhā (proper name)

• upajagmivān: approached/went to

Speaker

• A kingly narrator within the Yayati cycle (speaking to a Bhṛgu-line sage, likely Śukra or an interlocutor addressed as 'bhṛgūdvaha')

Entities Mentioned

• Bhṛgu (lineage, addressed as bhṛgūdvaha)
• Śarmiṣṭhā

Tags

• Dynasties
• Dharma
• Royal Ethics
• Genealogy
• Yayati

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss Pralaya; it focuses on moral anxiety (fear of adharma) within a royal narrative, showing how ethical concern drives action.

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

It highlights a core Purāṇic ethic: one should reflect on causes and consequences and act from dharmic fear/awareness—especially rulers, whose private choices can become public disorder.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or ritual procedure is stated in this verse; its significance is ethical and narrative—deliberation followed by seeking resolution through direct approach.