Shloka 44

Matsya Purana — Kailasa

Devanagari script

पुलिकांश्च कुलत्थांश्च अङ्गलोक्यान्वरांश्च यान् कृत्वा द्विधा हिमवन्तं प्रविष्टा दक्षिणोदधिम् //

Transliteration

pulikāṃśca kulatthāṃśca aṅgalokyānvarāṃśca yān kṛtvā dvidhā himavantaṃ praviṣṭā dakṣiṇodadhim //

Translation

Having divided (the peoples/regions) such as the Pulikas and the Kulatthas, and also the folk of Aṅga and the Varas—splitting the Himavat in two—it then entered the Southern Ocean.

Word by Word

• pulīkān: the Pulikas (a people/tribal group)

• ca: and

• kulatthān: the Kulatthas (a people/tribal group)

• ca: and

• aṅga-lokyān: the people of Aṅga (Anga region)

• varān: the Varas (a people/region)

• ca: and

• yān: those (peoples/lands)

• kṛtvā: having made/done (i.e., having arranged/divided)

• dvidhā: into two, in two parts

• himavantam: the Himavat (Himalaya)

• praviṣṭā: entered, flowed into

• dakṣiṇa-udadhim: the southern ocean/sea.

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (Vishnu) speaking to Vaivasvata Manu (contextual attribution for this section of the Matsya Purana)

Entities Mentioned

• Himavat (Himalaya)
• Dakṣiṇodadhi (Southern Ocean)
• Pulika
• Kulattha
• Aṅga
• Vara

Tags

• Sacred Geography
• Janapadas
• Himalaya
• Rivers and Seas
• Puranic Topography

FAQs

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

This verse is not about Pralaya; it belongs to the Purana’s geographic narration, describing how a major flow/course (implicitly a river-system or boundary line) traverses the Himalaya and reaches the Southern Ocean while delineating regions/peoples.

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

Indirectly, it supports rajadharma through knowledge of janapadas (regions and peoples): a king’s governance, taxation, protection, and pilgrimage patronage depend on understanding territorial divisions and routes described in Puranic geography.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No direct Vastu or ritual rule appears here; the practical takeaway is topographic orientation—Himalaya-to-southern-sea directionality—which later aids pilgrimage planning and temple network siting across regions.