Shloka 49

Matsya Purana — Cosmic Architecture of Sun–Moon and the ‘Houses of the Gods’

Devanagari script

शनैश्चरो विरूपश्च संज्ञापुत्रो विवस्वतः अग्निर्विकेश्यां जज्ञे तु युवासौ लोहिताधिपः //

Transliteration

śanaiścaro virūpaśca saṃjñāputro vivasvataḥ agnirvikeśyāṃ jajñe tu yuvāsau lohitādhipaḥ //

Translation

From Vivasvān and Saṃjñā was born Śanaiścara (Saturn), Saṃjñā’s son, of unusual form. And from Agni and Vikeśyā was born the youthful lord of Rohita (the Rohita line or realm).

Word by Word

• शनैश्चरः (śanaiścaraḥ): Śani/Saturn, the slow-moving one

• विरूपः (virūpaḥ): misshapen, of unusual form

• च (ca): and

• संज्ञापुत्रः (saṃjñā-putraḥ): son of Saṃjñā

• विवस्वतः (vivasvataḥ): of Vivasvān (the Sun)

• अग्निः (agniḥ): Agni, the fire-god

• विकेश्याम् (vikeśyām): in/through Vikeśyā (as mother/wife)

• जज्ञे (jajñe): was born

• तु (tu): indeed/and

• युवा (yuvā): youthful

• असौ (asau): he/that one

• लोहिताधिपः (lohitādhipaḥ): lord of Lohita / ruler connected with Rohita (a proper-name lineage/region).

Speaker

• Sūta (Purāṇic narrator) recounting genealogy (within Matsya Purana’s discourse to the sages)

Entities Mentioned

• Śanaiścara (Śani/Saturn)
• Virasvān (Vivasvat/Sun)
• Saṃjñā
• Agni
• Vikeśyā
• Lohitādhipa

Tags

• Genealogy
• Solar Dynasty
• Deities
• Puranic Lineages
• Mythic Births

FAQs

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

This verse is not about Pralaya; it belongs to a genealogical register, listing divine/semidivine births (Śani from Vivasvān–Saṃjñā and another figure from Agni–Vikeśyā).

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

Indirectly, it supports the Purāṇic framework of dynastic legitimacy: kingship and social duties are grounded in remembered lineages and sanctioned origins, which the Matsya Purana often uses to contextualize dharma and rulership.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu/temple-rule is stated here; the verse functions as a lineage note. Its ritual relevance is mainly genealogical—invoked in Purāṇic recitations that preserve sacred family lines and deity-descents.