Shloka 27

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

Devanagari script

मेरोरुत्तरतस्ते तु जाताः पार्थिवसत्तमाः चतुर्दशोत्तरं चान्यच् छतमस्य तथाभवत् //

Transliteration

meroruttarataste tu jātāḥ pārthivasattamāḥ caturdaśottaraṃ cānyac chatamasya tathābhavat //

Translation

Those eminent kings were born to the north of Mount Meru, and their total number amounted to one hundred and fourteen.

Word by Word

• meror: of Mount Meru

• uttarataḥ: to the north

• te: they/those

• tu: indeed

• jātāḥ: were born/produced

• pārthiva-sattamāḥ: the best among kings (excellent rulers)

• caturdaśa-uttaram: fourteen more (i.e., +14)

• ca: and

• anyat: additional/other

• śatam: a hundred

• asya: of these/of this group

• tathā: thus

• abhavat: became/amounted to

Speaker

• Suta (narrator) reporting the Purāṇic genealogy (traditional dialogue frame: Matsya Purana narration to Manu)

Entities Mentioned

• Mount Meru
• Northern regions (Uttara-deśa)
• Kings (Pārthivas)

Tags

• Dynasties
• Ancient Indian genealogy
• Meru geography
• Royal lineages
• Puranic enumeration

FAQs

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

This verse does not describe Pralaya; it is a genealogical/cosmographical note listing kings said to arise north of Mount Meru and giving their total count (114).

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

Indirectly, it frames the ideal of rulership by calling them “pārthiva-sattamāḥ” (excellent kings), implying a Purāṇic model of righteous royal lineage, though no specific kingly duties are detailed in this line.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu, temple-architecture, or ritual procedure is stated here; the focus is on sacred geography (Meru) and the enumeration of royal lines.