Shloka 27

Matsya Purana — Genealogy of the Śūra–Vasudeva

Devanagari script

तन्तिपालश्च तन्तिश्च नन्दनस्य सुताव् उभौ शमीकपुत्राश् चत्वारो विक्रान्ताः सुमहाबलाः विराजश्च धनुश्चैव श्यामश्च सृञ्जयस्तथा //

Transliteration

tantipālaśca tantiśca nandanasya sutāv ubhau śamīkaputrāś catvāro vikrāntāḥ sumahābalāḥ virājaśca dhanuścaiva śyāmaśca sṛñjayastathā //

Translation

Tantipāla and Tanti—both were the two sons of Nandana. And the four sons of Śamīka, valiant and of great might, were Virāja, Dhanu, Śyāma, and likewise Sṛñjaya.

Word by Word

• तन्तिपालः (tantipālaḥ): Tantipāla

• च (ca): and

• तन्तिः (tantiḥ): Tanti

• च (ca): and

• नन्दनस्य (nandanasya): of Nandana

• सुतौ (sutau): two sons

• उभौ (ubhau): both

• शमीकपुत्राः (śamīka-putrāḥ): the sons of Śamīka

• चत्वारः (catvāraḥ): four

• विक्रान्ताः (vikrāntāḥ): valiant, heroic

• सुमहाबलाः (sumahā-balāḥ): very great in strength

• विराजः (virājaḥ): Virāja

• च (ca): and

• धनुः (dhanuḥ): Dhanu

• च (ca): and

• एव (eva): indeed/just

• श्यामः (śyāmaḥ): Śyāma

• च (ca): and

• सृञ्जयः (sṛñjayaḥ): Sṛñjaya

• तथा (tathā): likewise

Speaker

• Suta (narrator) recounting the Matsya Purana’s dynastic genealogy to the sages (traditional Purana frame)

Entities Mentioned

• Nandana
• Tantipāla
• Tanti
• Śamīka
• Virāja
• Dhanu
• Śyāma
• Sṛñjaya

Tags

• Dynasties
• Genealogy
• Royal Lineages
• Vamsha
• Puranic History

FAQs

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

This verse is not about Pralaya; it is a genealogical register naming descendants (sons) within a royal lineage, a common feature of the Matsya Purana’s vamsha sections.

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

Indirectly, it supports the Purana’s model of dharmic continuity: by preserving lineage memory, it legitimizes succession and the transmission of rājadharma through named dynasties rather than giving a direct ethical injunction.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vastu, temple-building, or ritual procedure is stated here; the verse functions purely as a dynastic naming passage.