Shloka 47

Matsya Purana — Genealogy of Kaśyapa: Ādityas

Devanagari script

तत एकोनपञ्चाशन् मरुतः कश्यपाद्दितिः जनयामास धर्मज्ञान् सर्वानमरवल्लभान् //

Transliteration

tata ekonapañcāśan marutaḥ kaśyapādditiḥ janayāmāsa dharmajñān sarvānamaravallabhān //

Translation

Then Diti, by Kaśyapa, gave birth to forty-nine Maruts—each a knower of dharma, and all beloved of the immortals (the gods).

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then

• ekona-pañcāśat: forty-nine (one less than fifty)

• marutaḥ: the Maruts (storm-gods)

• kaśyapāt: from/through Kaśyapa

• ditīḥ: Diti

• janayāmāsa: gave birth/produced

• dharma-jñān: knowing dharma, righteous in understanding

• sarvān: all of them

• amara-vallabhān: dear/beloved of the immortals (devas)

Speaker

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

Entities Mentioned

• Diti
• Kaśyapa
• Maruts
• Amaras (Devas)

Tags

• Genealogy
• Kashyapa lineage
• Maruts
• Dharma
• Devas

FAQs

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

It belongs to the creation-and-lineage (sarga) material, describing the birth of divine beings (the Maruts), not the flood or dissolution (pralaya) episode.

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

By praising the Maruts as “dharma-knowers,” the verse reinforces the Purāṇic ideal that even powerful beings are guided by dharma—an implicit model for kingship (rājadharma) and household conduct (gṛhastha-dharma).

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No direct Vāstu or temple-architecture rule is stated; the verse is primarily genealogical, though the Maruts are often invoked in Vedic-Purāṇic ritual contexts as deities of wind and storm.