Shloka 13

Matsya Purana — Ila–Sudyumna Episode and the Expansion of the Ikṣvāku

Devanagari script

अजीजनत्पुत्रमेकम् अनेकगुणसंयुतम् बुधश्चोत्पाद्य तं पुत्रं स्वर्लोकम् अगमत्ततः //

Transliteration

ajījanatputramekam anekaguṇasaṃyutam budhaścotpādya taṃ putraṃ svarlokam agamattataḥ //

Translation

Budha begot a single son endowed with many virtues; and, having brought forth that son, Budha thereafter went to Svarga (the heavenly world).

Word by Word

• अजीजनत् (ajījanat): begot, caused to be born

• पुत्रम् (putram): a son

• एकम् (ekam): one, single

• अनेक-गुण-संयुतम् (aneka-guṇa-saṁyutam): endowed with many qualities/virtues

• बुधः (budhaḥ): Budha (the deity/personage Budha)

• च (ca): and

• उत्पाद्य (utpādya): having produced, having brought forth

• तम् (tam): that

• पुत्रम् (putram): son

• स्वर्लोकम् (svarlokam): Svarga-loka, heaven

• अगमात् (agamāt): went, departed

• ततः (tataḥ): thereafter, then

Speaker

• Suta (narrator) recounting the dynastic account within the Matsya Purana’s discourse (traditionally framed as Matsya to Manu).

Entities Mentioned

• Budha
• Svarga (Svarloka)

Tags

• Dynasties
• Genealogy
• Lunar Line
• Puranic History
• Virtues

FAQs

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

This verse does not describe Pralaya; it records genealogical succession—Budha fathers a virtuous son and then departs to Svarga—typical of the Matsya Purana’s dynastic narration.

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

By stressing a son “endowed with many virtues,” the verse aligns with the Purana’s ethic that heirs and rulers should be guṇa-sampanna (qualified by virtues), implying that progeny and succession are ideally grounded in character, not merely birth.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vastu, temple-building, or ritual procedure is stated in this verse; its focus is lineage history (genealogy) rather than architecture or rites.