Shloka 48

Matsya Purana — Catalogue of the Eighteen Puranas

Devanagari script

इन्द्रद्युम्नप्रसङ्गेन ऋषिभ्यः शक्रसंनिधौ अष्टादश सहस्राणि लक्ष्मीकल्पानुषङ्गिकम् //

Transliteration

indradyumnaprasaṅgena ṛṣibhyaḥ śakrasaṃnidhau aṣṭādaśa sahasrāṇi lakṣmīkalpānuṣaṅgikam //

Translation

In connection with the episode of King Indradyumna, and in the very presence of Śakra (Indra), he related to the sages an ancillary account of the Lakṣmī-kalpa—eighteen thousand verses in extent.

Word by Word

• इन्द्रद्युम्न-प्रसङ्गेन: by occasion of (in connection with) the Indradyumna episode

• ऋषिभ्यः: to the sages

• शक्र-संनिधौ: in the presence of Śakra/Indra

• अष्टादश: eighteen

• सहस्राणि: thousands

• लक्ष्मी-कल्प-अनुषङ्गिकम्: an appended/ancillary (anushangika) section called the Lakṣmī-kalpa

Speaker

• Suta (narratorial voice) describing a traditional recital to the sages; embedded reference to a discourse delivered in Indra’s presence

Entities Mentioned

• Indradyumna
• Shakra (Indra)
• Rishis
• Lakshmi-kalpa

Tags

• Purana-structure
• Indradyumna
• Lakshmi-kalpa
• Ritual-textual tradition
• Narrative digression

FAQs

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

It does not describe Pralaya directly; instead, it signals the Purana’s internal structure by referencing a large ancillary “Lakṣmī-kalpa” linked to the Indradyumna narrative.

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

Indirectly: by invoking King Indradyumna as the narrative occasion, it points to a royal exemplar whose story typically frames dharmic conduct, patronage, and ritual merit in Purāṇic teaching.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The verse highlights a ritual-textual unit (“Lakṣmī-kalpa”) and its extent, implying a formalized compendium of rites or observances transmitted to sages—useful for mapping Matsya Purana’s ritual and temple-oriented materials.