Shloka 33

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

Devanagari script

दृढाश्वस्य प्रमोदश्च हर्यश्वस्तस्य चात्मजः हर्यश्वस्य निकुम्भो ऽभूत् संहताश्वस् ततो ऽभवत् //

Transliteration

dṛḍhāśvasya pramodaśca haryaśvastasya cātmajaḥ haryaśvasya nikumbho 'bhūt saṃhatāśvas tato 'bhavat //

Translation

From Dṛḍhāśva was born Pramoda, and his son was Haryaśva. From Haryaśva came Nikumbha, and thereafter Saṃhatāśva was born.

Word by Word

• दृढाश्वस्य (dṛḍhāśvasya): of Dṛḍhāśva

• प्रमोदः (pramodaḥ): Pramoda (name of a king/son)

• च (ca): and

• हर्यश्वः (haryaśvaḥ): Haryaśva (name)

• तस्य (tasya): his

• च (ca): also

• आत्मजः (ātmajaḥ): son

• हर्यश्वस्य (haryaśvasya): of Haryaśva

• निकुम्भः (nikumbhaḥ): Nikumbha (name)

• अभूत् (abhūt): was born/came to be

• संहताश्वः (saṃhatāśvaḥ): Saṃhatāśva (name)

• ततः (tataḥ): thereafter/from him

• अभवत् (abhavat): became/was born

Speaker

• Sūta (narrator) conveying Purāṇic genealogy (vamśānucarita)

Entities Mentioned

• Dṛḍhāśva
• Pramoda
• Haryaśva
• Nikumbha
• Saṃhatāśva

Tags

• Dynasties
• Genealogy
• Vamsha
• Puranic Kings
• Lineage

FAQs

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

This verse does not describe Pralaya; it records a royal genealogy, listing successive descendants in a dynastic line.

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

Indirectly, it situates dharma within lineage: the Matsya Purana often preserves royal successions to frame how righteous kingship and inherited responsibility are transmitted through dynasties.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

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