Shloka 46

Matsya Purana — Kailasa

Devanagari script

एताञ्जनपदांश्चक्षुः प्लावयित्वोदधिं गता दरदोर्जगुडांश्चैव गान्धारानौरसान्कुहून् //

Transliteration

etāñjanapadāṃścakṣuḥ plāvayitvodadhiṃ gatā daradorjaguḍāṃścaiva gāndhārānaurasānkuhūn //

Translation

Having flooded these territories, the river Cakṣu flowed onward into the ocean—(passing through) the lands of the Daradas, the Jagaudas, the Gandhāras, the Aurasas, and the Kuhūs.

Word by Word

• एतान् (etān): these

• जनपदान् (janapadān): countries/territories

• चक्षुः (cakṣuḥ): the (named) river Cakṣu

• प्लावयित्वा (plāvayitvā): having inundated/flooded

• उदधिम् (udadhiṁ): the ocean

• गता (gatā): went/flowed

• दरदान् (daradān): the Darada people/region

• जगुडान् (jaguḍān/jagaudān): the Jagauda people/region

• च एव (ca eva): and also

• गान्धारान् (gāndhārān): the Gandhāra people/region

• औरसान् (aurasān): the Aurasa people/region

• कुहून् (kuhūn): the Kuhū people/region.

Speaker

• Suta (narrating the Matsya Purana’s geographical account, in the Purana’s discourse frame)

Entities Mentioned

• Cakṣu (river)
• Ocean (Udadhi)
• Darada
• Jagauda (Jaguḍa)
• Gandhāra
• Aurasa
• Kuhū

Tags

• Sacred Geography
• Janapadas
• Ancient Indian genealogy
• Puranic cosmography
• Matsya Purana regions

FAQs

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

It does not describe cosmic Pralaya; “flooding” here refers to a river’s course inundating regions before reaching the ocean, within a geographical catalogue.

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

Indirectly, it supports rajadharma by mapping peoples and territories (janapadas) a king might know for governance, diplomacy, and protection, though no explicit duty is stated in this verse.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vastu or ritual procedure is specified; the verse functions as a toponymic/geographical note useful for locating sacred regions and traditional cultural zones.