Shloka 49

Matsya Purana — Division of Bhārata-varṣa

Devanagari script

कुलीयाश्च सिरालाश्च रूपसास् तापसैः सह तथा तैत्तिरिकाश्चैव सर्वे कारस्करास्तथा //

Transliteration

kulīyāśca sirālāśca rūpasās tāpasaiḥ saha tathā taittirikāścaiva sarve kāraskarāstathā //

Translation

Also mentioned are the Kulīyas, the Sirālas, and the Rūpasas, together with the ascetics (Tāpasas); likewise all the Taittirikas, and also the Kāraskaras.

Word by Word

• कुलीयाः (kulīyāḥ): the Kulīyas (a clan/people-group)

• च (ca): and

• सिरालाः (sirālāḥ): the Sirālas (a clan/people-group)

• च (ca): and

• रूपसाः (rūpasāḥ): the Rūpasas (a clan/people-group)

• तापसैः (tāpasaiḥ): with ascetics, with forest-dwellers practicing austerities

• सह (saha): together with

• तथा (tathā): likewise/and also

• तैत्तिरिकाः (taittirikāḥ): the Taittirikas (a clan/people-group, lit. ‘partridge-like/connected with Tittiri’)

• च (ca): and

• एव (eva): indeed/just

• सर्वे (sarve): all (of them)

• कारस्कराः (kāraskarāḥ): the Kāraskaras (a clan/people-group)

• तथा (tathā): likewise/also

Speaker

• Suta (narrator) relaying the Matsya Purana’s lineage-style enumeration (contextually within the Matsya–Manu dialogue framework)

Entities Mentioned

• Kulīya
• Sirāla
• Rūpasa
• Tāpasa
• Taittirika
• Kāraskara

Tags

• Dynasties
• Ancient Indian genealogy
• Vamsha lists
• Puranic ethnography
• Matsya Purana

FAQs

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

This verse does not describe Pralaya; it functions as a catalog of named groups (clans/communities), indicating the Purana’s interest in preserving social-geographical memory rather than cosmological dissolution in this passage.

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

By listing distinct communities (including ascetics), the verse implicitly reflects the king’s dharma of recognizing and protecting varied social groups—householders, clans, and renunciants—within a realm, a recurring ethical theme across Puranic polity.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No direct Vastu Shastra or temple-ritual rule is stated here; the verse is primarily genealogical/ethnographic, naming groups rather than prescribing architectural measurements or ritual procedures.