Shloka 49

Matsya Purana — Genealogy from Budha to Purūravas and Yayāti; Raji’s war episode; the Paurava...

Devanagari script

जघान शक्रो वज्रेण सर्वान्धर्मबहिष्कृतान् नहुषस्य प्रवक्ष्यामि पुत्रान्सप्तैव धार्मिकान् //

Transliteration

jaghāna śakro vajreṇa sarvāndharmabahiṣkṛtān nahuṣasya pravakṣyāmi putrānsaptaiva dhārmikān //

Translation

Śakra (Indra) struck down with his thunderbolt (vajra) all those who had been cast out from dharma. Now I shall recount Nahusha’s seven sons, all of them righteous.

Word by Word

• जघान (jaghāna): struck down, slew

• शक्रः (śakraḥ): Śakra, Indra

• वज्रेण (vajreṇa): with the thunderbolt (vajra)

• सर्वान् (sarvān): all (of them)

• धर्म-बहिष्कृतान् (dharma-bahiṣkṛtān): those excluded from dharma, the unrighteous/outcast from righteousness

• नहुषस्य (nahuṣasya): of Nahusha

• प्रवक्ष्यामि (pravakṣyāmi): I will declare, I will narrate

• पुत्रान् (putrān): sons

• सप्त (sapta): seven

• एव (eva): indeed, precisely

• धार्मिकान् (dhārmikān): righteous, virtuous

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (Vishnu) addressing Vaivasvata Manu (genealogical narration context)

Entities Mentioned

• Śakra (Indra)
• Vajra (thunderbolt)
• Nahusha

Tags

• Dynasties
• Dharma
• Genealogy
• Indra
• Kingship

FAQs

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

This verse is not about pralaya; it belongs to a dynastic narrative, stressing moral order (dharma) upheld by divine authority (Indra) rather than cosmic dissolution.

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

It frames dharma as the standard for legitimacy: those who abandon righteousness are ‘excluded from dharma’ and meet downfall, while Nahusha’s lineage is introduced as dhārmika—implying that rulers and householders must uphold ethical conduct to preserve social order and honor.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu, temple-building, or ritual procedure is mentioned in this verse; its focus is ethical-genealogical, contrasting the unrighteous with Nahusha’s righteous sons.