Matsya Purana — Dynastic Genealogies: Paurava–Anu Lines, Shloka 62

Devanagari script

शूद्रां धात्रेयिकां तस्माव् अन्धाय प्राहिणोत्तदा तस्यां कक्षीवदादींश्च शूद्रयोनाव् ऋषिर् वशी //

Transliteration

śūdrāṃ dhātreyikāṃ tasmāv andhāya prāhiṇottadā tasyāṃ kakṣīvadādīṃśca śūdrayonāv ṛṣir vaśī //

Translation

Darum sandte er damals zu Andha eine Śūdra-Frau namens Dhātreyikā; und durch sie zeugte der selbstbeherrschte ṛṣi Kakṣīvān und andere, aus einem Śūdra-Schoß geboren.

Word by Word

• śūdrām: a Śūdra woman

• dhātreyikām: Dhātreyikā (name of the woman)

• tasmāt: therefore/from that (reason)

• andhāya: to Andha (proper name/dative)

• prāhiṇot: he sent/dispatched

• tadā: then/at that time

• tasyām: in/through her (in that woman)

• kakṣīvat-ādīn: Kakṣīvān and others

• ca: and

• śūdra-yonau: from a Śūdra womb/in a Śūdra lineage

• ṛṣiḥ: the seer

• vaśī: self-controlled/master of senses.

Speaker

• Sūta (narrating Matsya Purana’s genealogy section in the standard Purāṇic frame)

Entities Mentioned

• Dhātreyikā
• Andha
• Kakṣīvān
• Ṛṣi (unnamed here)

Tags

• Dynasties
• Genealogy
• Rishis
• Lineages
• Puranic History

FAQs

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

Nothing directly—this verse is genealogical, describing lineage and birth through a particular womb rather than cosmic dissolution or the Great Flood narrative.

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

Indirectly, it reflects Purāṇic social-history themes: alliances, progeny, and lineage transmission. In royal/householder ethics, such passages are used to frame ancestry, legitimacy, and the continuity of family lines rather than prescribing a specific duty here.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

None is stated in this śloka; it is not a Vāstu/temple-building or ritual-procedure verse but a brief note in a genealogy/ṛṣi-lineage context.