Shloka 97

Matsya Purana — Dynastic Genealogies: Paurava–Anu Lines

Devanagari script

पृथुलाक्षसुतश्चापि चम्पनामा बभूव ह चम्पस्य तु पुरी चम्पा पूर्वं या मालिनी भवत् //

Transliteration

pṛthulākṣasutaścāpi campanāmā babhūva ha campasya tu purī campā pūrvaṃ yā mālinī bhavat //

Translation

And Pṛthulākṣa’s son was indeed named Campa. Campa’s city was called Campā—earlier it had been known as Mālinī.

Word by Word

• पृथुलाक्षसुतः (pṛthulākṣa-sutaḥ): the son of Pṛthulākṣa

• च (ca): and

• अपि (api): also/indeed

• चम्पनामा (campa-nāmā): named Campa

• बभूव (babhūva): became/was born/was

• ह (ha): indeed (emphatic particle)

• चम्पस्य (campasya): of Campa

• तु (tu): and/indeed

• पुरी (purī): city

• चम्पा (campā): Campā (city-name)

• पूर्वम् (pūrvaṃ): formerly/earlier

• या (yā): which

• मालिनी (mālinī): Mālinī (former name)

• भवत् (bhavat): was/used to be

Speaker

• Suta (narrator) recounting the royal genealogy within the Matsya Purana’s discourse

Entities Mentioned

• Pṛthulākṣa
• Campa
• Campā
• Mālinī

Tags

• Dynasties
• Genealogy
• Ancient Indian geography
• City names
• Puranic history

FAQs

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

This verse does not address Pralaya; it records genealogical succession and the renaming/identification of a city (Campā), indicating historical-geographical memory rather than cosmological dissolution.

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

Indirectly, it reflects the kingly function of founding, maintaining, and lending identity to cities—royal lineage is tied to settlement-building and civic continuity, a key theme in Puranic models of righteous rule.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No explicit Vastu or ritual rule is stated; the main takeaway is toponymy—cities are associated with founders and may bear earlier names, a useful cue when mapping Matsya Purana place-traditions for heritage and temple-town studies.