Shloka 32

Matsya Purana — Account of the Manvantaras: Manus

Devanagari script

अश्वत्थामा शरद्वांश्च कौशिको गालवस्तथा शतानन्दः काश्यपश्च रामश्च ऋषयः स्मृताः //

Transliteration

aśvatthāmā śaradvāṃśca kauśiko gālavastathā śatānandaḥ kāśyapaśca rāmaśca ṛṣayaḥ smṛtāḥ //

Translation

Aśvatthāmā, Śaradvān, Kauśika, and likewise Gālava; Śatānanda, Kāśyapa, and Rāma—these are remembered in the tradition as revered seers (ṛṣis).

Word by Word

• अश्वत्थामा (aśvatthāmā): Aśvatthāmā

• शरद्वान् (śaradvān): Śaradvān

• च (ca): and

• कौशिकः (kauśikaḥ): Kauśika (of the Kuśika lineage)

• गालवः (gālavaḥ): Gālava

• तथा (tathā): likewise

• शतानन्दः (śatānandaḥ): Śatānanda

• काश्यपः (kāśyapaḥ): Kāśyapa

• च (ca): and

• रामः (rāmaḥ): Rāma (a sage named Rāma)

• च (ca): and

• ऋषयः (ṛṣayaḥ): seers/sages

• स्मृताः (smṛtāḥ): are remembered/are recorded in tradition

Speaker

• Sūta (Purāṇic narrator) recounting the traditional list of Ṛṣis (as transmitted in the Matsya Purāṇa narrative frame)

Entities Mentioned

• Aśvatthāmā
• Śaradvān
• Kauśika
• Gālava
• Śatānanda
• Kāśyapa
• Rāma
• Ṛṣis

Tags

• Ancient Indian genealogy
• Rishis
• Lineages
• Puranic tradition
• Matsya Purana

FAQs

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

This verse does not describe pralaya or cosmology; it preserves a traditional catalogue of revered ṛṣis, emphasizing continuity of sacred knowledge across ages.

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

Indirectly, it supports the dharmic ideal that kings and householders should honor and support learned sages, since such ṛṣis are portrayed as authoritative transmitters of dharma and sacred tradition.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No explicit Vāstu or temple-ritual rule appears in this verse; its ritual value is chiefly in identifying authoritative sage names often invoked in lineage-remembrance (smaraṇa) and tradition-citation.