Shloka 31

Matsya Purana — Genealogy of Kaśyapa: Ādityas

Devanagari script

शुकी शुकानुलूकांश्च जनयामास धर्मतः श्येनी श्येनांस्तथा भासी कुररानप्यजीजनत् //

Transliteration

śukī śukānulūkāṃśca janayāmāsa dharmataḥ śyenī śyenāṃstathā bhāsī kurarānapyajījanat //

Translation

In accordance with the ordained order (dharma), Śukī bore parrots and owls; likewise Śyenī bore hawks, and Bhāsī also gave birth to kuraras, raptors akin to the osprey.

Word by Word

• शुकी (śukī): female parrot

• शुकान् (śukān): parrots

• उलूकान् (ulūkān): owls

• च (ca): and

• जनयामास (janayāmāsa): gave birth to/produced

• धर्मतः (dharmataḥ): according to dharma/according to the proper order

• श्येनी (śyenī): female hawk

• श्येनान् (śyenān): hawks

• तथा (tathā): likewise

• भासी (bhāsī): a kind of raptorial bird (bhāsa)

• कुररान् (kurarān): kurara birds (osprey/sea-eagle type)

• अपि (api): also

• अजीजनत् (ajījanat): generated/bore

Speaker

• Sūta (narratorial voice, within the Matsya Purana’s creation/progeny account)

Entities Mentioned

• śukī (female parrot)
• ulūka (owl)
• śyenī (female hawk)
• bhāsa/bhāsī (raptor)
• kurara (osprey-like bird)

Tags

• Creation
• Progeny
• Genealogy of beings
• Dharma (cosmic order)
• Bird classifications

FAQs

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

It reflects creation (sarga), presenting how species arise through orderly generation “according to dharma,” rather than describing pralaya (dissolution).

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

Indirectly, it underscores dharma as an ordering principle: just as beings reproduce within a proper natural order, rulers and householders are expected to uphold social order and rightful conduct aligned with dharma.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu, temple, or ritual procedure is stated here; the verse is primarily a taxonomic/progeny note within the creation narrative.