Shloka 18

Matsya Purana — Genealogy of Kaśyapa: Ādityas

Devanagari script

मारीचिर् मेघवांश्चैव इरा गर्भशिरास् तथा विद्रावणश्च केतुश्च केतुवीर्यः शतह्रदः //

Transliteration

mārīcir meghavāṃścaiva irā garbhaśirās tathā vidrāvaṇaśca ketuśca ketuvīryaḥ śatahradaḥ //

Translation

Marīci, Meghavān, and also Irā; likewise Garbhaśiras; and Vidrāvaṇa, Ketu, Ketuvīrya, and Śatahrada—these are the names enumerated here.

Word by Word

• mārīciḥ: Marīci (a sage/name)

• meghavān: Meghavān (a named figure)

• caiva: and indeed/also

• irā: Irā (a named figure)

• garbhaśirāḥ: Garbhaśiras (lit. ‘whose head is in the womb’

• tathā: likewise

• vidrāvaṇaḥ: Vidrāvaṇa (lit. ‘the disperser’

• ketuḥ: Ketu (banner/comet

• ketuvīryaḥ: Ketuvīrya (lit. ‘whose valor is like Ketu’

• śatahradaḥ: Śatahrada (lit. ‘of a hundred lakes’

Speaker

• Sūta (narrator) recounting the Matsya Purāṇa’s genealogical/sage-name enumeration (within the Manu–Matsya frame traditionally associated with early chapters).

Entities Mentioned

• Marīci
• Meghavān
• Irā
• Garbhaśiras
• Vidrāvaṇa
• Ketu
• Ketuvīrya
• Śatahrada

Tags

• Genealogy
• Rishi-lists
• Manvantara
• Puranic-names
• Ancient-Indian-lineages

FAQs

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

This verse does not describe Pralaya directly; it functions as a name-list within the Purāṇic mapping of primordial lineages/sages that frame creation-era chronology.

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

Indirectly: such enumerations establish sacred ancestry and authoritative transmission (paramparā), which Purāṇas use to ground dharma—kings and householders are urged to align conduct with these inherited traditions.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or ritual procedure is stated in this verse; it is primarily an onomastic (name-catalogue) passage supporting the Purāṇa’s genealogical framework.