Shloka 26

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

Devanagari script

इक्ष्वाकोः पुत्रताम् आप विकुक्षिर् नाम देवराट् ज्येष्ठः पुत्रशतस्यासीद् दश पञ्च च तत्सुताः //

Transliteration

ikṣvākoḥ putratām āpa vikukṣir nāma devarāṭ jyeṣṭhaḥ putraśatasyāsīd daśa pañca ca tatsutāḥ //

Translation

Vikukṣi—also called Devarāṭ—was born as the son of Ikṣvāku. He was the eldest among a hundred sons, and he himself had fifteen sons.

Word by Word

• इक्ष्वाकोः (ikṣvākoḥ): of Ikṣvāku

• पुत्रताम् (putratām): sonship, the state of being a son

• आप (āpa): attained, obtained, came to be

• विकुक्षिः (vikukṣiḥ): Vikukṣi (a royal name)

• नाम (nāma): by name

• देवराट् (devarāṭ): Devarāṭ (epithet/name, ‘king among gods’/‘divine king’)

• ज्येष्ठः (jyeṣṭhaḥ): eldest

• पुत्रशतस्य (putra-śatasya): of a hundred sons

• आसीत् (āsīt): was

• दश (daśa): ten

• पञ्च (pañca): five

• च (ca): and

• तत्सुताः (tat-sutāḥ): his sons

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (narrating Purāṇic genealogy to Vaivasvata Manu)

Entities Mentioned

• Ikṣvāku
• Vikukṣi
• Devarāṭ

Tags

• Dynasties
• Suryavamsha
• Genealogy
• Royal Lineage
• Puranic History

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss pralaya or cosmology; it records a dynastic detail in the Solar (Ikṣvāku) lineage, focusing on succession and progeny.

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

Indirectly, it reflects the Purāṇic emphasis on lineage continuity—an ideal for kings and householders alike—where begetting heirs and maintaining orderly succession are treated as supports of social stability (dharma) in royal tradition.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu, temple-building, iconography, or ritual procedure is stated in this verse; it is purely genealogical.