Matsya Purana — Chapter 33
MtP 33.1
जरां प्राप्य ययातिस्तु स्वपुरं प्राप्य चैव हि पुत्रं ज्येष्ठं वरिष्ठं च यदुमित्यब्रवीद्द्विजः
jarāṃ prāpya yayātistu svapuraṃ prāpya caiva hi putraṃ jyeṣṭhaṃ variṣṭhaṃ ca yadumityabravīddvijaḥ
But Yayāti, having attained old age and having reached his own city, said to his eldest and best son — the twice-born said — "Yadu."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
MtP 33.2
जरा वली च मां तात पलितानि च पर्यगुः काव्यस्योशनसः शापान् न च तृप्तो ऽस्मि यौवने
jarā valī ca māṃ tāta palitāni ca paryaguḥ kāvyasyośanasaḥ śāpān na ca tṛpto 'smi yauvane
"Old age, wrinkles and grey hairs have come upon me, my son, through the curse of Uśanas Kāvya; and I am not sated with youth."
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MtP 33.3
त्वं यदो प्रतिपद्यस्व पाप्मानं जरया सह यौवनेन त्वदीयेन चरेयं विषयानहम्
tvaṃ yado pratipadyasva pāpmānaṃ jarayā saha yauvanena tvadīyena careyaṃ viṣayānaham
"You, Yadu, take on this evil together with the old age; with your youth let me enjoy the objects of sense."
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MtP 33.4
पूर्णे वर्षसहस्रे तु त्वदीयं यौवनं त्व् अहम् दत्त्वा सम्प्रतिपत्स्यामि पाप्मानं जरया सह
pūrṇe varṣasahasre tu tvadīyaṃ yauvanaṃ tv aham dattvā sampratipatsyāmi pāpmānaṃ jarayā saha
"And when a full thousand years is complete, having given back your youth I shall take on again the evil together with the old age."
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MtP 33.5
सितश्मश्रुधरो दीनो जरसा शिथिलीकृतः वलीसंततगात्रश्च दुर्दर्शो दुर्बलः कृशः
sitaśmaśrudharo dīno jarasā śithilīkṛtaḥ valīsaṃtatagātraśca durdarśo durbalaḥ kṛśaḥ
"(A man) wearing a white beard, wretched, made slack by old age, his limbs covered all over with wrinkles, ugly to look at, weak, emaciated,"
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MtP 33.6
अशक्तः कार्यकरणे परिभूतः स यौवने सहोपजीविभिश्चैव तज्जरां नाभिकामये
aśaktaḥ kāryakaraṇe paribhūtaḥ sa yauvane sahopajīvibhiścaiva tajjarāṃ nābhikāmaye
"unable to do his work, despised by the young and by his own dependants as well — such old age I do not desire."
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MtP 33.7
सन्ति ते बहवः पुत्रा मत्तः प्रियतरा नृप जरां ग्रहीतुं धर्मज्ञ पुत्रमन्यं वृणीष्व वै
santi te bahavaḥ putrā mattaḥ priyatarā nṛpa jarāṃ grahītuṃ dharmajña putramanyaṃ vṛṇīṣva vai
"You have many sons, O king, dearer to you than I; know the law, choose some other son to take the old age."
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MtP 33.8
यस्त्वं मे हृदयाज्जातो वयः स्वं न प्रयच्छसि पापान्मातुलसम्बन्धाद् दुष्प्रजा ते भविष्यति
yastvaṃ me hṛdayājjāto vayaḥ svaṃ na prayacchasi pāpānmātulasambandhād duṣprajā te bhaviṣyati
"Since you, born from my heart, do not give me your own youth, your offspring will be evil, through sinful union with the maternal uncle's line."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
MtP 33.9
तुर्वसो प्रतिपद्यस्व पाप्मानं जरया सह यौवनेन चरेयं वै विषयांस्तव पुत्रक
turvaso pratipadyasva pāpmānaṃ jarayā saha yauvanena careyaṃ vai viṣayāṃstava putraka
"Turvasu, take on this evil together with the old age; with your youth let me enjoy the objects of sense, my son."
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MtP 33.10
पूर्णे वर्षसहस्रे नु पुनर्दास्यामि यौवनम् तथैव प्रतिपत्स्यामि पाप्मानं जरया सह
pūrṇe varṣasahasre nu punardāsyāmi yauvanam tathaiva pratipatsyāmi pāpmānaṃ jarayā saha
"And when a full thousand years is complete I shall give back your youth, and likewise take on again the evil together with the old age."
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MtP 33.11
न कामये जरां तात कामभोगप्रणाशिनीम् बलरूपान्तकरणीं बुद्धिमानविनाशिनीम्
na kāmaye jarāṃ tāta kāmabhogapraṇāśinīm balarūpāntakaraṇīṃ buddhimānavināśinīm
"I do not desire old age, father — it destroys desire and enjoyment, it puts an end to strength and beauty, it ruins intelligence and pride."
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MtP 33.12
यस्त्वं मे हृदयाज्जातो वयः स्वं न प्रयच्छसि तस्मात्प्रजा समुच्छेदं तुर्वसो तव यास्यति
yastvaṃ me hṛdayājjāto vayaḥ svaṃ na prayacchasi tasmātprajā samucchedaṃ turvaso tava yāsyati
"Since you, born from my heart, do not give me your own youth, therefore your offspring, Turvasu, will go to utter destruction."
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MtP 33.13
संकीर्णाश्चोरधर्मेषु प्रतिलोमचरेषु च पिशिताशिषु लोकेषु नूनं राजा भविष्यसि
saṃkīrṇāścoradharmeṣu pratilomacareṣu ca piśitāśiṣu lokeṣu nūnaṃ rājā bhaviṣyasi
"You will surely be king among peoples of mixed blood, who follow the ways of thieves, who act against the grain, and who eat flesh."
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MtP 33.14
गुरुदारप्रसक्तेषु तिर्यग्योनिरतेषु च पशुधर्मिषु म्लेच्छेषु पापेषु प्रभविष्यसि
gurudāraprasakteṣu tiryagyonirateṣu ca paśudharmiṣu mleccheṣu pāpeṣu prabhaviṣyasi
"You will hold sway among the wicked barbarians, who consort with their teachers' wives, who take pleasure in beasts, and whose practice is that of animals."
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MtP 33.15
एवं स तुर्वसुं शप्त्वा ययातिः सुतमात्मनः शर्मिष्ठायाः सुतं ज्येष्ठं द्रुह्युं वचनमब्रवीत्
evaṃ sa turvasuṃ śaptvā yayātiḥ sutamātmanaḥ śarmiṣṭhāyāḥ sutaṃ jyeṣṭhaṃ druhyuṃ vacanamabravīt
Having thus cursed Turvasu, his own son, Yayāti spoke these words to Druhyu, the eldest son of Śarmiṣṭhā.
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MtP 33.16
द्रुह्यो त्वं प्रतिपद्यस्व वर्णरूपविनाशिनीम् जरां वर्षसहस्रं मे यौवनं स्वं प्रयच्छताम्
druhyo tvaṃ pratipadyasva varṇarūpavināśinīm jarāṃ varṣasahasraṃ me yauvanaṃ svaṃ prayacchatām
"Druhyu, you take on old age, which destroys complexion and beauty, for a thousand years; and give me your own youth."
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MtP 33.17
पूर्णे वर्षसहस्रे तु ते प्रदास्यामि यौवनम् स्वं चादास्यामि भूयो ऽहं पाप्मानं जरया सह
pūrṇe varṣasahasre tu te pradāsyāmi yauvanam svaṃ cādāsyāmi bhūyo 'haṃ pāpmānaṃ jarayā saha
"And when the thousand years are complete I shall give you back your youth, and I shall take back upon myself the evil along with the old age."
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MtP 33.18
न राज्यं न रथं नाश्वं जीर्णो भुङ्क्ते न च स्त्रियम् न रागश्चास्य भवति तज्जरां ते न कामये
na rājyaṃ na rathaṃ nāśvaṃ jīrṇo bhuṅkte na ca striyam na rāgaścāsya bhavati tajjarāṃ te na kāmaye
"An aged man enjoys neither kingdom, nor chariot, nor horse, nor woman; nor does passion arise in him. Therefore I do not desire that old age of yours."
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MtP 33.19
यस्त्वं मे हृदयाज्जातो वयः स्वं न प्रयच्छसि तद्द्रुह्यो वै प्रियः कामो न ते सम्पत्स्यते क्वचित्
yastvaṃ me hṛdayājjāto vayaḥ svaṃ na prayacchasi taddruhyo vai priyaḥ kāmo na te sampatsyate kvacit
"Since you, who were born from my heart, do not give me your own vigour (youth) — therefore, Druhyu, your cherished desire shall nowhere be fulfilled."
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MtP 33.20
नौर् उपप्लवसंचारो यत्र नित्यं भविष्यति अराज्यभोजशब्दं त्वं तत्र प्राप्स्यसि सान्वयः
naur upaplavasaṃcāro yatra nityaṃ bhaviṣyati arājyabhojaśabdaṃ tvaṃ tatra prāpsyasi sānvayaḥ
"Where travel will always be by boat, over the waters — there you, together with your descendants, will bear the title of one who is neither king nor ruler."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
MtP 33.21
अनो त्वं प्रतिपद्यस्व पाप्मानं जरया सह एकं वर्षसहस्रं तु चरेयं यौवनेन ते
ano tvaṃ pratipadyasva pāpmānaṃ jarayā saha ekaṃ varṣasahasraṃ tu careyaṃ yauvanena te
"Anu, you take on the evil along with the old age; for one thousand years I would live with your youth."
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MtP 33.22
जीर्णः शिशुरिवादत्ते काले ऽन्नमशुचिर्यथा न जुहोति च काले ऽग्निं तां जरां नाभिकामये
jīrṇaḥ śiśurivādatte kāle 'nnamaśuciryathā na juhoti ca kāle 'gniṃ tāṃ jarāṃ nābhikāmaye
"An aged man takes food at the wrong time like a child, and impure; and he does not offer into the fire at the proper time. That old age I do not desire."
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MtP 33.23
यस्त्वं मे हृदयाज्जातो वयः स्वं न प्रयच्छसि जरादोषस्त्वयोक्तो यस् तस्मात्त्वं प्रतिपद्यसे
yastvaṃ me hṛdayājjāto vayaḥ svaṃ na prayacchasi jarādoṣastvayokto yas tasmāttvaṃ pratipadyase
"Since you, who were born from my heart, do not give me your own vigour — the fault of old age that has been described by you, you shall therefore incur it."
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MtP 33.24
प्रजाश्च यौवनं प्राप्ता विनश्यन्ति ह्य् अनो तव अग्निप्रस्कन्दनगतस् त्वं चाप्येवं भविष्यसि
prajāśca yauvanaṃ prāptā vinaśyanti hy ano tava agnipraskandanagatas tvaṃ cāpyevaṃ bhaviṣyasi
"And your offspring, Anu, shall perish just when they reach youth; and you too shall come to be one who falls into the fire."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 33.25
पूरो त्वं प्रतिपद्यस्व पाप्मानं जरया सह त्वं मे प्रियतरः पुत्रस् त्वं वरीयान् भविष्यसि
pūro tvaṃ pratipadyasva pāpmānaṃ jarayā saha tvaṃ me priyataraḥ putras tvaṃ varīyān bhaviṣyasi
"Puru, you take on the evil along with the old age; you are my dearer son, and you shall become the greater one."
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MtP 33.26
जरा वली च मां तात पलितानि च पर्यगुः काव्यस्योशनसः शापान् न च तृप्तो ऽस्मि यौवने
jarā valī ca māṃ tāta palitāni ca paryaguḥ kāvyasyośanasaḥ śāpān na ca tṛpto 'smi yauvane
"My son, old age and wrinkles and grey hairs have come upon me through the curse of Kāvya Uśanas, and I am not yet sated with youth."
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MtP 33.27
किंचित्कालं चरेयं वै विषयान्वयसा तव पूर्णे वर्षसहस्रे तु प्रतिदास्यामि यौवनम् स्वं चैव प्रतिपत्स्ये ऽहं पाप्मानं जरया सह
kiṃcitkālaṃ careyaṃ vai viṣayānvayasā tava pūrṇe varṣasahasre tu pratidāsyāmi yauvanam svaṃ caiva pratipatsye 'haṃ pāpmānaṃ jarayā saha
"I would enjoy the objects of pleasure for some time with your vigour; and when a thousand years are complete I shall give back the youth, and I myself shall take on the evil along with the old age."
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MtP 33.28
एवमुक्तः प्रत्युवाच पूरुः पितरमञ्जसा यथात्थ त्वं महाराज तत्करिष्यामि ते वचः
evamuktaḥ pratyuvāca pūruḥ pitaramañjasā yathāttha tvaṃ mahārāja tatkariṣyāmi te vacaḥ
Addressed thus, Pūru at once replied to his father: "As you have said, great king, so shall I do your word."
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MtP 33.29
प्रतिपत्स्यामि ते राजन् पाप्मानं जरया सह गृहाण यौवनं मत्तश् चर कामान् यथेप्सितान्
pratipatsyāmi te rājan pāpmānaṃ jarayā saha gṛhāṇa yauvanaṃ mattaś cara kāmān yathepsitān
"I shall take on for you, O king, the evil along with the old age; take my youth from me and enjoy pleasures as you desire."
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MtP 33.30
जरयाहं प्रतिच्छन्नो वयोरूपधरस्तव यौवनं भवते दत्त्वा चरिष्यामि यथेच्छया
jarayāhaṃ praticchanno vayorūpadharastava yauvanaṃ bhavate dattvā cariṣyāmi yathecchayā
"Covered over by old age, bearing the form and age that was yours, having given my youth to you, I shall live as (you) wish."
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MtP 33.31
पूरो प्रीतो ऽस्मि ते वत्स वरं चेमं ददामि ते सर्वकामसमृद्धार्था भविष्यति तव प्रजा
pūro prīto 'smi te vatsa varaṃ cemaṃ dadāmi te sarvakāmasamṛddhārthā bhaviṣyati tava prajā
"Puru, I am pleased with you, my child, and I grant you this boon: your progeny shall have all its desires and aims fulfilled."
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