Shloka 6

Matsya Purana — Genealogy of Kaśyapa: Ādityas

Devanagari script

भृशाश्वस्य ऋषेः पुत्रा देवप्रहरणाः स्मृताः एते देवगणा विप्राः प्रतिमन्वन्तरेषु च //

Transliteration

bhṛśāśvasya ṛṣeḥ putrā devapraharaṇāḥ smṛtāḥ ete devagaṇā viprāḥ pratimanvantareṣu ca //

Translation

The sons of the sage Bhṛśāśva are remembered as the Devapraharaṇas. These divine hosts, O brāhmaṇa, appear in each Manvantara.

Word by Word

• भृशाश्वस्य (bhṛśāśvasya): of Bhṛśāśva

• ऋषेः (ṛṣeḥ): of the sage

• पुत्राः (putrāḥ): sons

• देवप्रहरणाः (devapraharaṇāḥ): the Devapraharaṇas (a named class of divine beings/hosts)

• स्मृताः (smṛtāḥ): are remembered/are traditionally taught

• एते (ete): these

• देवगणाः (devagaṇāḥ): divine groups/hosts

• विप्राः (viprāḥ): O brāhmaṇa / O learned one

• प्रति-मन्वन्तरेषु (prati-manvantareṣu): in each Manvantara

• च (ca): and/also.

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (Vishnu) instructing Vaivasvata Manu (narration framed for a brāhmaṇa audience)

Entities Mentioned

• Bhṛśāśva
• Devapraharaṇa (Deva-gaṇa)
• Manvantara
• Deva-gaṇas

Tags

• Manvantaras
• Ancient Indian genealogy
• Deva-gaṇas
• Purana cosmology
• Matsya Purana lineages

FAQs

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

It points to cyclical cosmic time: across repeated Manvantara epochs, specific divine hosts (deva-gaṇas) recur, implying an ordered re-manifestation of beings after each great cycle.

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

Indirectly, it anchors dharma in cosmic order: kings and householders are expected to align conduct and ritual with the Manvantara-based framework of time and tradition preserved by sages and remembered lineages.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or iconographic rule is stated; the ritual takeaway is the Purāṇic principle of enumerating deva-gaṇas for correct recitation and traditional remembrance in calendrical/cosmic contexts (Manvantara cycles).