Shloka 28

Matsya Purana — Hiranyakashipu’s Boons

Devanagari script

तदादित्याश्च साध्याश्च विश्वे च वसवस्तथा सेन्द्रा देवगणा यक्षाः सिद्धद्विजमहर्षयः //

Transliteration

tadādityāśca sādhyāśca viśve ca vasavastathā sendrā devagaṇā yakṣāḥ siddhadvijamaharṣayaḥ //

Translation

Then (there are) the Ādityas and the Sādhyas; the Viśvedevas and likewise the Vasus; the hosts of gods together with Indra; the Yakṣas; and the Siddhas, the twice-born sages, and the great Ṛṣis.

Word by Word

• tadā: then/thereupon

• ādityāḥ: the Adityas (solar gods)

• ca: and

• sādhyāḥ: the Sadhyas (a class of deities)

• viśve (viśve-devāḥ): the Visvedevas (All-gods)

• vasavaḥ: the Vasus (eight elemental deities)

• tathā: likewise/also

• sa-indrāḥ: together with Indra

• deva-gaṇāḥ: groups/hosts of gods

• yakṣāḥ: Yakshas (nature-spirits/guardians of treasures)

• siddhāḥ: Siddhas (perfected beings)

• dvija: twice-born (Brahmin/Kshatriya/Vaishya, here chiefly Vedic sages)

• maharṣayaḥ: great seers.

Speaker

• Sūta (narrating the Matsya Purāṇa’s account of cosmic beings; not a direct dialogue verse)

Entities Mentioned

• Ādityas
• Sādhyas
• Viśvedevas
• Vasus
• Indra
• Deva-gaṇas
• Yakṣas
• Siddhas
• Dvijas
• Maharṣis

Tags

• Deva-gana
• Cosmology
• Puranic lists
• Indra
• Celestial beings

FAQs

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

It functions as a cosmological catalogue of divine and semi-divine orders (devas, yakṣas, siddhas, ṛṣis), outlining the structured hierarchy of beings that populate the universe across cycles, rather than describing a specific pralaya event.

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

By naming the principal divine classes (especially Indra and the deva-hosts), it implies the traditional dharmic worldview in which kings and householders uphold yajña, charity, and social order in harmony with these cosmic guardians—maintaining reciprocity between humans and the deva-sphere.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No direct vāstu or iconographic rule is stated, but such enumerations commonly guide ritual invocations (āvāhana) and temple liturgy—identifying which deity-classes may be honored in homa, bali, and protective rites within a consecrated space.