Shloka 54

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

Devanagari script

अहीनगुस्तस्य सुतः सहस्राश्वस्ततः परः ततश्चन्द्रावलोकस्तु तारापीडस्ततो ऽभवत् //

Transliteration

ahīnagustasya sutaḥ sahasrāśvastataḥ paraḥ tataścandrāvalokastu tārāpīḍastato 'bhavat //

Translation

From Ahīnagu, his son was Sahasrāśva; after him came Candrāvaloka, and thereafter Tārāpīḍa was born as the successor.

Word by Word

• अहीनगुस्तस्य (ahīnagus-tasya): of Ahīnagu

• सुतः (sutaḥ): son

• सहस्राश्वः (sahasrāśvaḥ): Sahasrāśva (name of a king)

• ततः परः (tataḥ paraḥ): next after him

• ततः (tataḥ): then/thereafter

• चन्द्रावलोकः (candrāvalokaḥ): Candrāvaloka (name of a king)

• तु (tu): and/indeed

• तारापीडः (tārāpīḍaḥ): Tārāpīḍa (name of a king)

• ततः (tataḥ): thereafter

• अभवत् (abhavat): became/was (arose as).

Speaker

• Suta (narrator) recounting the dynastic succession

Entities Mentioned

• Ahīnagu
• Sahasrāśva
• Candrāvaloka
• Tārāpīḍa

Tags

• Dynasties
• Genealogy
• Vamsha
• Kings
• Itihasa

FAQs

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

This verse does not describe Pralaya; it is a genealogical record listing successive kings in a royal lineage.

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

Indirectly, it supports the Matsya Purana’s royal-ethics framework by preserving succession (vamśa) continuity—an ideal tied to stable kingship, lawful inheritance, and orderly governance.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vastu Shastra, temple architecture, or ritual procedure is mentioned; the verse functions purely as a dynastic succession notice.