Shloka 23
Matsya Purana — Brahmā–Gāyatrī as a Divine Pair and the Early Genealogies of Creation
भरतस्यान्वये कस्य का च सृष्टिः पुराभवत् एतत्सर्वं समाचक्ष्व मूलतः संशयो हि मे //
bharatasyānvaye kasya kā ca sṛṣṭiḥ purābhavat etatsarvaṃ samācakṣva mūlataḥ saṃśayo hi me //
In the lineage of Bharata, whose line was it, and what creation (sṛṣṭi) came to be in ancient times? Explain all of this to me from the very root, for I indeed have doubt.
FAQs
This verse is an inquiry about origins—asking for the prime cause and early creation connected with Bharata’s lineage; it does not itself describe Pralaya, but it cues a foundational cosmological explanation.
By seeking the “root” of lineage and creation, the speaker models a kingly duty central to Purāṇic ethics: learning sacred history (itihāsa–purāṇa) to ground governance, dharma, and ancestral responsibility in right knowledge.
No direct Vāstu or ritual rule appears in this verse; its significance is contextual—establishing genealogical and cosmological authority that later supports ritual legitimacy (e.g., lineage-based rites and royal consecrations).