Shloka 30

Matsya Purana — Genealogy of Kaśyapa: Ādityas

Devanagari script

षट्कन्या जनयामास ताम्रा मारीचबीजतः शुकी श्येनी च भासी च सुग्रीवी गृध्रिका शुचिः //

Transliteration

ṣaṭkanyā janayāmāsa tāmrā mārīcabījataḥ śukī śyenī ca bhāsī ca sugrīvī gṛdhrikā śuciḥ //

Translation

From Marīci’s seed, Tāmra gave birth to six daughters—Śukī, Śyenī, Bhāsī, Sugrīvī, Gṛdhrikā, and Śuci.

Word by Word

• ṣaṭ-kanyā: six daughters

• janayāmāsa: gave birth/produced

• tāmrā: Tāmra (a progenitress)

• mārīca-bījataḥ: from the seed/lineage of Marīci

• śukī: Śukī (name of a daughter)

• śyenī: Śyenī (name of a daughter)

• bhāsī: Bhāsī (name of a daughter)

• sugrīvī: Sugrīvī (name of a daughter)

• gṛdhrikā: Gṛdhrikā (name of a daughter)

• śuciḥ: Śuci (name of a daughter)

Speaker

• Sūta (narrator) describing primordial genealogy within the Matsya Purana’s creation accounts

Entities Mentioned

• Tāmra
• Marīci
• Śukī
• Śyenī
• Bhāsī
• Sugrīvī
• Gṛdhrikā
• Śuci

Tags

• Creation
• Genealogy
• Prajapati-lineages
• Puranic cosmology
• Ancient Indian genealogy

FAQs

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

It contributes to the Sarga (creation) framework by cataloguing progenitors and their offspring; it is not a Pralaya verse but a genealogical creation-list establishing cosmic lineages.

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

Indirectly, it supports the Purāṇic emphasis on lineage (vaṁśa) and orderly succession—ideas mirrored in royal genealogies and household duties like preserving family continuity and remembering ancestral origins.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or ritual procedure is stated in this śloka; its significance is genealogical—naming primordial mothers who become sources of later species/lineages in Purāṇic cosmology.