Shloka 50
Matsya Purana — Cosmic Architecture of Sun–Moon and the ‘Houses of the Gods’
नक्षत्रनाम्न्यः क्षेत्रेषु दाक्षायण्यः सुताः स्मृताः स्वर्भानुः सिंहिकापुत्रो भूतसंसाधनो ऽसुरः //
nakṣatranāmnyaḥ kṣetreṣu dākṣāyaṇyaḥ sutāḥ smṛtāḥ svarbhānuḥ siṃhikāputro bhūtasaṃsādhano 'suraḥ //
In the sacred regions named after the Nakṣatras, the daughters of Dakṣa—called the Dākṣāyaṇīs—are remembered as the presiding progeny there. Svarbhānu, the son of Siṁhikā, is an Asura who accomplishes his ends by marshalling the bhūtas (spirit-beings).
FAQs
It does not describe Pralaya directly; it maps cosmic order through Nakṣatra-linked sacred regions and identifies Svarbhānu as an Asura, reflecting the Purāṇic structuring of beings within the created universe.
Indirectly, it reinforces the Purāṇic emphasis on knowing sacred geography and lineages; such knowledge supports proper ritual timing (Nakṣatra-based) and prudent governance by recognizing disruptive asuric forces associated with occult “bhūta”-based practices.
Ritually, Nakṣatra names point to calendrical/astrological frameworks used for selecting auspicious times and places; the mention of bhūta-sādhana warns against spirit-based rites, contrasting them with orthodox, rule-bound Vedic-Purāṇic procedures.