Shloka 42

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

Devanagari script

एकं भानुमती पुत्रम् अगृह्णादसमञ्जसम् ततः षष्टिसहस्राणि सुषुवे यादवी प्रभा //

Transliteration

ekaṃ bhānumatī putram agṛhṇādasamañjasam tataḥ ṣaṣṭisahasrāṇi suṣuve yādavī prabhā //

Translation

Bhānumatī bore a single son, Asamañjasa. Thereafter Yādavī Prabhā gave birth to sixty thousand sons.

Word by Word

• एकम् (ekam): one, a single

• भानुमती (bhānumatī): Bhānumatī (proper name)

• पुत्रम् (putram): son

• अगृह्णात् (agṛhṇāt): bore/brought forth/produced

• असमञ्जसम् (asamañjasam): Asamañjasa (proper name)

• ततः (tataḥ): thereafter/then

• षष्टि-सहस्राणि (ṣaṣṭi-sahasrāṇi): sixty thousand

• सुषुवे (suṣuve): gave birth to

• यादवी (yādavī): Yādavī (proper name, feminine)

• प्रभा (prabhā): Prabhā (proper name/‘splendour’ as a name).

Speaker

• Sūta (narrator) recounting dynastic genealogy within the Matsya Purana narrative frame

Entities Mentioned

• Bhānumatī
• Asamañjasa
• Yādavī
• Prabhā
• Sixty thousand sons (ṣaṣṭi-sahasra)

Tags

• Dynasties
• Genealogy
• Royal lineage
• Puranic history
• Ancient Indian genealogy

FAQs

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

Nothing directly—this verse is genealogical, focusing on births in a royal line rather than cosmic dissolution or the Flood narrative.

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

Indirectly, it supports the Purāṇic model of dharma through lineage: legitimate succession and progeny are treated as stabilizing factors for royal order and household continuity.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

None is stated here; the verse is a lineage notice and does not prescribe Vāstu, temple rules, or ritual procedure.