Shloka 3

Matsya Purana — Genealogy of Kaśyapa: Ādityas

Devanagari script

तुषिता नाम ये देवाश् चाक्षुषस्यान्तरे मनोः वैवस्वते ऽन्तरे चैते आदित्या द्वादश स्मृताः //

Transliteration

tuṣitā nāma ye devāś cākṣuṣasyāntare manoḥ vaivasvate 'ntare caite ādityā dvādaśa smṛtāḥ //

Translation

Those gods known as the Tuṣitas—during the Manvantara of Cākṣuṣa Manu—and likewise in the Manvantara of Vaivasvata Manu, are remembered as the Twelve Ādityas.

Word by Word

• tuṣitāḥ: the Tuṣita gods (a class of deities)

• nāma: by name/known as

• ye: who/which

• devāḥ: gods

• cākṣuṣasya: of Cākṣuṣa (Manu)

• antare: in the interval/within the Manvantara

• manoḥ: of Manu

• vaivasvate: of Vaivasvata (Manu)

• antare: within the Manvantara

• ca: and/also

• ete: these

• ādityāḥ: Ādityas (solar deities, sons/aspects of Aditi)

• dvādaśa: twelve

• smṛtāḥ: are remembered/are traditionally stated

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (in discourse to Vaivasvata Manu, Manvantara exposition context)

Entities Mentioned

• Tuṣita Devas
• Cākṣuṣa Manu
• Vaivasvata Manu
• Ādityas
• Manvantara

Tags

• Manvantara
• Solar Deities
• Genealogy
• Cosmic Cycles
• Puranic Cosmology

FAQs

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

It frames time through Manvantaras (cosmic administrations between dissolutions), indicating that divine offices like the Twelve Ādityas recur across cycles rather than being one-time events.

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

By emphasizing Ādityas (solar deities linked with order, seasons, and lawful governance), it supports the Matsya Purana theme that righteous rule and household discipline should align with cosmic order (ṛta/dharma) across time.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No direct Vāstu rule is stated, but identifying Ādityas supports solar-oriented ritual timing and Sūrya/Āditya worship frameworks often used when choosing auspicious days and directions in temple and domestic rites.