Matsya Purana — Chapter 36

MtP 36.1

स्वर्गतस्तु स राजेन्द्रो न्यवसद्देवसद्मनि पूजितस्त्रिदशैः साध्यैर् मरुद्भिर्वसुभिस्तथा

svargatastu sa rājendro nyavasaddevasadmani pūjitastridaśaiḥ sādhyair marudbhirvasubhistathā

Having gone to heaven, that lord of kings dwelt in the abode of the gods, honoured by the Thirty (gods), by the Sādhyas, the Maruts and the Vasus.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

MtP 36.2

देवलोकाद् ब्रह्मलोकं संचरन्पुण्यकृद्वशी अवसत्पृथिवीपालो दीर्घकालमिति श्रुतिः

devalokād brahmalokaṃ saṃcaranpuṇyakṛdvaśī avasatpṛthivīpālo dīrghakālamiti śrutiḥ

Moving from the world of the gods to the world of Brahmā, that doer of merit, self-controlled, the protector of the earth, dwelt (there) for a long time — so runs the tradition.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

MtP 36.3

स कदाचिन्नृपश्रेष्ठो ययातिः शक्रमागतः कथान्ते तत्र शक्रेण पृष्टः स पृथिवीपतिः

sa kadācinnṛpaśreṣṭho yayātiḥ śakramāgataḥ kathānte tatra śakreṇa pṛṣṭaḥ sa pṛthivīpatiḥ

Once that best of kings, Yayāti, came to Śakra, and there, at the end of a conversation, that lord of the earth was asked by Śakra:

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

MtP 36.4

यदा स पूरुस्तव रूपेण राजञ् जरां गृहीत्वा प्रचचार लोके तदा राज्यं सम्प्रदायैव तस्मै त्वया किमुक्तः कथयेह सत्यम्

yadā sa pūrustava rūpeṇa rājañ jarāṃ gṛhītvā pracacāra loke tadā rājyaṃ sampradāyaiva tasmai tvayā kimuktaḥ kathayeha satyam

"When that Pūru, having taken on old age in your form, O king, went about in the world, then, when you had handed over the kingdom to him, what did you say to him? Tell the truth here."

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

MtP 36.5

प्रकृत्यनुमते पूरुं राज्ये कृत्वेदमब्रुवम् गङ्गायमुनयोर्मध्ये कृत्स्नो ऽयं विषयस्तव मध्ये पृथिव्यास्त्वं राजा भ्रातरो ऽन्ते ऽधिपास्तव

prakṛtyanumate pūruṃ rājye kṛtvedamabruvam gaṅgāyamunayormadhye kṛtsno 'yaṃ viṣayastava madhye pṛthivyāstvaṃ rājā bhrātaro 'nte 'dhipāstava

"With the consent of the subjects I placed Pūru on the throne and said this: 'All this territory between the Gaṅgā and the Yamunā is yours; you are king in the middle of the earth, your brothers are rulers at the borders.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

MtP 36.6

अक्रोधनः क्रोधनेभ्यो विशिष्टस् तथा तितिक्षुर् अतितिक्षोर् विशिष्टः अमानुषेभ्यो मानुषश्च प्रधानो विद्वांस्तथैवाविदुषः प्रधानः

akrodhanaḥ krodhanebhyo viśiṣṭas tathā titikṣur atitikṣor viśiṣṭaḥ amānuṣebhyo mānuṣaśca pradhāno vidvāṃstathaivāviduṣaḥ pradhānaḥ

The man free of anger is superior to the wrathful, and the patient man superior to the impatient; the human is superior to the non-human, and likewise the learned man is superior to the unlearned.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

MtP 36.7

आक्रुश्यमानो नाक्रोशेन् मन्युमेव तितिक्षति आक्रोष्टारं निर्दहति सुकृतं चास्य विन्दति

ākruśyamāno nākrośen manyumeva titikṣati ākroṣṭāraṃ nirdahati sukṛtaṃ cāsya vindati

Being abused, one should not abuse in return; one (who) endures the anger burns up the abuser and gains his merit as well.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

MtP 36.8

नारुन्तुदः स्यान्न नृशंसवादी न हीनतः परम् अभ्याददीत ययास्य वाचा पर उद्विजेत न तां वदेद्रुशतीं पापलौल्याम्

nāruntudaḥ syānna nṛśaṃsavādī na hīnataḥ param abhyādadīta yayāsya vācā para udvijeta na tāṃ vadedruśatīṃ pāpalaulyām

One should not be a wounder of the vitals, nor a speaker of cruel words; one should not win over another by base means. That harsh, wickedly greedy speech by which another would be made to shudder — one should not utter it.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

MtP 36.9

अरुन्तुदं पुरुषं तीव्रवाचं वाक्कण्टकैर् वितुदन्तं मनुष्यान् विद्याद् अलक्ष्मीकतमं जनानां मुखे निबद्धं निरृतिं वहन्तम्

aruntudaṃ puruṣaṃ tīvravācaṃ vākkaṇṭakair vitudantaṃ manuṣyān vidyād alakṣmīkatamaṃ janānāṃ mukhe nibaddhaṃ nirṛtiṃ vahantam

The man who wounds the vitals, of sharp speech, piercing men with the thorns of his words — know him to be the most luckless of people, carrying Calamity bound in his mouth.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

MtP 36.10

सद्भिः पुरस्तादभिपूजितः स्यात् सद्भिस्तथा पृष्ठतो रक्षितः स्यात् सदा सताम् अतिवादांस्तितिक्षेत् सतां वृत्तं पालयन्साधुवृतः

sadbhiḥ purastādabhipūjitaḥ syāt sadbhistathā pṛṣṭhato rakṣitaḥ syāt sadā satām ativādāṃstitikṣet satāṃ vṛttaṃ pālayansādhuvṛtaḥ

One should be honoured in front by the good, and likewise be guarded from behind by the good; one should always endure the harsh words of the good, keeping to the conduct of the good, following the way of the virtuous.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

MtP 36.11

वाक्सायका वदनान्निष्पतन्ति यैर् आहतः शोचति वा त्र्यहानि परस्य नो मर्मसु ते पतन्ति तान्पण्डितो नावसृजेत्परेषु

vāksāyakā vadanānniṣpatanti yair āhataḥ śocati vā tryahāni parasya no marmasu te patanti tānpaṇḍito nāvasṛjetpareṣu

Arrows of speech fly out from the mouth; struck by them a man grieves for days on end. They do not fall on the vital spots of the other (but on one's own?) — a wise man should not loose them at others.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

MtP 36.12

नास्तीदृशं संवननं त्रिषु लोकेषु किंचन यथा मैत्री च लोकेषु दानं च मधुरा च वाक्

nāstīdṛśaṃ saṃvananaṃ triṣu lokeṣu kiṃcana yathā maitrī ca lokeṣu dānaṃ ca madhurā ca vāk

There is no such means of winning (others) over anywhere in the three worlds as friendliness in the worlds, and giving, and sweet speech.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition