Shloka 23

Matsya Purana — Genealogy of Kaśyapa: Ādityas

Devanagari script

बह्वपत्ये महासत्त्वे मारीचस्य परिग्रहे तयोः षष्टिसहस्राणि दानवानामभूत्पुरा //

Transliteration

bahvapatye mahāsattve mārīcasya parigrahe tayoḥ ṣaṣṭisahasrāṇi dānavānāmabhūtpurā //

Translation

In the household of Marīci—abounding in offspring and great vitality—there were, from those two spouses, formerly sixty thousand Dānava descendants.

Word by Word

• bahu-apatye: having many children/offspring

• mahā-sattve: of great strength/vitality (and noble essence)

• mārīcasya: of Marīci

• parigrahe: in the household/union (marital connection)

• tayoḥ: of those two (the pair)

• ṣaṣṭi-sahasrāṇi: sixty thousand

• dānavānām: of the Dānavas (a class of Asuras, descendants of Danu)

• abhūt: there were/there arose

• purā: formerly/anciently

Speaker

• Sūta (narrator) recounting the Purāṇic genealogy (within the Matsya Purāṇa’s dialogue frame)

Entities Mentioned

• Marīci
• Dānavas

Tags

• Ancient Indian genealogy
• Dynasties
• Asura lineages
• Puranic cosmology
• Manvantaras (context)

FAQs

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

Directly, it does not describe Pralaya; it contributes to the Matsya Purāṇa’s creation-era genealogies by enumerating the proliferation of Dānava descendants within early cosmic lineages.

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

Indirectly, it frames the Purāṇic ideal of lineage continuity: household unions (parigraha) lead to progeny, a theme later mirrored in royal genealogies where kings uphold dharma through orderly succession and protection of their line.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

None is stated in this verse; it is a genealogical count. Architectural (Vāstu) and ritual procedures occur in other thematic sections of the Matsya Purāṇa, not in this line.