Shloka 5

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

Devanagari script

बृहस्पतिगृहे सर्वे जातकर्मोत्सवे तदा अपृच्छंस्ते सुरास्तारां केन जातः कुमारकः //

Transliteration

bṛhaspatigṛhe sarve jātakarmotsave tadā apṛcchaṃste surāstārāṃ kena jātaḥ kumārakaḥ //

Translation

Then, at Bṛhaspati’s house, during the child’s birth-rite celebration (jātakarma), all the gods asked Tārā: “By whom was this boy begotten?”

Word by Word

• बृहस्पति-गृहे: in the house of Bṛhaspati

• सर्वे: all

• जातकर्म-उत्सवे: at the festival/occasion of the jātakarma birth-rite

• तदा: then

• अपृच्छन्/अपृच्छंस्: asked

• ते: those (they)

• सुराः: the gods

• ताराम्: Tārā

• केन: by whom

• जातः: born/begotten

• कुमारकः: the boy/young child

Speaker

• Sūta (narrator) recounting the episode (implied narrative voice within the Purāṇic telling)

Entities Mentioned

• Bṛhaspati
• Tārā
• Surāḥ (Devas)
• Kumāra (the child)

Tags

• Ritual
• Jātakarma
• Deva narratives
• Genealogy
• Birth rites

FAQs

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

This verse does not address pralaya; it focuses on a social-ritual moment (jātakarma) and a genealogical question about a child’s paternity.

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

It highlights the importance of saṃskāras—especially jātakarma—as a householder duty, and reflects how lineage and rightful parentage were treated as ethically and socially significant in Purāṇic culture.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Ritually, it explicitly situates the scene in the jātakarma celebration—an early-life saṃskāra marking a child’s formal welcome and blessing—rather than any Vāstu or temple-building rule.