Shloka 38

Matsya Purana — Brahmā–Gāyatrī as a Divine Pair and the Early Genealogies of Creation

Devanagari script

धन्या नाम मनोः कन्या ध्रुवाच्छिष्टम् अजीजनत् अग्निकन्या तु सुच्छाया शिष्टात्सा सुषुवे सुतान् //

Transliteration

dhanyā nāma manoḥ kanyā dhruvācchiṣṭam ajījanat agnikanyā tu succhāyā śiṣṭātsā suṣuve sutān //

Translation

Dhanyā, the daughter of Manu, bore a son named Chiṣṭa by Dhruva. And Succhāyā—said to be Agni’s daughter—then bore sons from that Chiṣṭa.

Word by Word

• धन्या (dhanyā): Dhanyā (a proper name)

• नाम (nāma): named

• मनोः (manoḥ): of Manu

• कन्या (kanyā): daughter

• ध्रुवात् (dhruvāt): from Dhruva / by Dhruva

• छिष्टम् (chiṣṭam): Chiṣṭa (proper name)

• अजीजनत् (ajījanat): gave birth / bore

• अग्निकन्या (agnikanyā): Agni’s daughter

• तु (tu): and/indeed

• सुच्छाया (succhāyā): Succhāyā (proper name)

• शिष्टात् (śiṣṭāt): from Chiṣṭa / by Chiṣṭa

• सा (sā): she

• सुषुवे (suṣuve): gave birth (perfect tense)

• सुतान् (sutān): sons

Speaker

• Suta (Purana-narrator) reporting the lineage within the Matsya Purana’s genealogical narration

Entities Mentioned

• Manu
• Dhanyā
• Dhruva
• Chiṣṭa
• Agni
• Succhāyā

Tags

• Dynasties
• Genealogy
• Manvantara
• Puranic Lineages
• Ancient Indian genealogy

FAQs

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

This verse does not describe Pralaya; it preserves post-creation social memory by listing Manu’s descendants and marital/parental links in the dynastic record.

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

Indirectly, it supports the Purana’s dharmic framework by emphasizing legitimate lineage and progeny—key concerns for householders (gṛhasthas) and royal succession in kingship traditions.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vastu/temple-architecture rule appears here; the verse is strictly genealogical, though such lineage sections often frame later ritual and royal-dharma instructions in the Purana.