Matsya Purana — Dynastic Genealogies: Paurava–Anu Lines, Shloka 88

Devanagari script

ब्राह्मण्यं प्राप्य काक्षीवान् सहस्रमसृजत्सुतान् कौष्माण्डा गौतमाश्चैव स्मृताः काक्षीवतः सुताः //

Transliteration

brāhmaṇyaṃ prāpya kākṣīvān sahasramasṛjatsutān kauṣmāṇḍā gautamāścaiva smṛtāḥ kākṣīvataḥ sutāḥ //

Translation

Nachdem Kākṣīvān den Stand eines Brahmanen erlangt hatte, zeugte er tausend Söhne. Unter ihnen werden die Kauṣmāṇḍas und die Gautamas als Söhne Kākṣīvāns in Erinnerung gehalten.

Word by Word

• brāhmaṇyam: Brahmin status/Brahminhood

• prāpya: having attained

• kākṣīvān: (the sage/ancestor) Kākṣīvān

• sahasram: a thousand

• asṛjat: produced/begot

• sutān: sons

• kauṣmāṇḍāḥ: the Kauṣmāṇḍas (a lineage/branch)

• gautamāḥ: the Gautamas (a lineage/branch)

• ca eva: and indeed/also

• smṛtāḥ: are remembered/are recorded in tradition

• kākṣīvataḥ: of Kākṣīvān

• sutāḥ: sons

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (in dialogue with Vaivasvata Manu, narrating dynastic genealogy)

Entities Mentioned

• Kākṣīvān
• Kauṣmāṇḍas
• Gautamas

Tags

• Dynasties
• Genealogy
• Rishi-lineages
• Brahminhood
• Puranic history

FAQs

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

Nothing directly—this verse is genealogical, recording Kākṣīvān’s descendants rather than describing pralaya or cosmic dissolution.

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

Indirectly, it supports the Purāṇic ideal of preserving lineage and social order (varṇa/āśrama) by documenting how families and learned lines (like the Gautamas) are traditionally traced and remembered.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No explicit Vāstu or ritual procedure is stated; the significance is historical-genealogical, identifying branches (Kauṣmāṇḍa, Gautama) within Kākṣīvān’s progeny.