Shloka 45

Matsya Purana — Genealogy and Classification of Sacred Fires

Devanagari script

तैरेवं तु प्रसंख्यातं साम्प्रतानागतेष्विह मन्वन्तरेषु सर्वेषु लक्षणं जातवेदसाम् //

Transliteration

tairevaṃ tu prasaṃkhyātaṃ sāmpratānāgateṣviha manvantareṣu sarveṣu lakṣaṇaṃ jātavedasām //

Translation

Thus, by them (the sages), the characteristics of Jātavedas—Agni and the fire-deities—have been duly enumerated here for all the Manvantaras, both the present and those yet to come.

Word by Word

• तैः (taiḥ): by them

• एवम् (evam): thus/in this manner

• तु (tu): indeed/and

• प्रसंख्यातम् (prasaṁkhyātam): fully counted, enumerated, set forth

• साम्प्रत (sāmprata): present/current

• अनागतेषु (anāgateṣu): in the future ones/to come

• इह (iha): here/in this discourse

• मन्वन्तरेषु (manvantareṣu): in the Manvantaras (epochs of Manus)

• सर्वेषु (sarveṣu): in all

• लक्षणम् (lakṣaṇam): characteristic marks/definitions

• जातवेदसाम् (jātavedasām): of Jātavedas (Agni

Speaker

• Sūta (narratorial voice) summarizing the account within the Manvantara discourse

Entities Mentioned

• Jātavedas (Agni)
• Manvantaras

Tags

• Manvantara
• Cosmology
• Agni
• Puranic Enumeration
• Genealogy-Framework

FAQs

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

It frames cosmic time through Manvantaras (repeating epochs), implying an ordered cycle of world-periods; while not describing Pralaya directly, it supports the Purāṇic view that cosmic structures recur across successive ages.

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

Indirectly, it situates dharma and social order within Manvantara-based timekeeping: royal and household duties are understood as part of a divinely ordered cosmic rhythm, with rites (especially fire-rites) anchored in Agni/Jātavedas.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Ritually, it highlights Jātavedas (Agni) whose “lakṣaṇa” underpins yajña and domestic fire practices; this verse itself does not give Vāstu rules but signals a technical cataloging style used elsewhere for ritual and iconographic specifications.