Shloka 49

Matsya Purana — Kailasa

Devanagari script

कलापग्रामकांश्चैव तथा किम्पुरुषान्नरान् किरातांश्च पुलिन्दांश्च कुरून्वै भारतानपि //

Transliteration

kalāpagrāmakāṃścaiva tathā kimpuruṣānnarān kirātāṃśca pulindāṃśca kurūnvai bhāratānapi //

Translation

Likewise (the text) describes the Kalāpa-grāmakas, the Kimpuruṣas and other men, the Kirātas and the Pulindas, and also the Kurus—indeed, even the Bhāratas.

Word by Word

• कलापग्रामकान् (kalāpagrāmakān): the Kalāpa-grāmakas (people/settlers of Kalāpa villages or a named group)

• च एव (ca eva): and indeed/also

• तथा (tathā): likewise

• किम्पुरुषान् (kimpuruṣān): the Kimpuruṣas (mythic/himalayan people)

• नरान् (narān): men/people

• किरातान् (kirātān): Kirātas (mountain/forest tribes)

• च (ca): and

• पुलिन्दान् (pulindān): Pulindas (tribal people, often Vindhyan/forest-associated)

• च (ca): and

• कुरून् (kurūn): the Kurus (Kuru people/realm)

• वै (vai): indeed/emphatically

• भारतान् (bhāratān): the Bhāratas (descendants/people of Bharata

• अपि (api): also/even

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (Vishnu) to Vaivasvata Manu (contextual dialogue frame of the Matsya Purana)

Entities Mentioned

• Kalāpa-grāmakas
• Kimpuruṣas
• Kirātas
• Pulindas
• Kurus
• Bhāratas

Tags

• Ancient Indian genealogy
• Janapadas
• Puranic geography
• Tribes and peoples
• Bharata-varsha

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss Pralaya; it functions as a catalog of peoples/communities (janapada-style enumeration) within the Purana’s historical-geographical narration.

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

Indirectly, such lists situate kingship and social order within a mapped world of peoples; a ruler’s dharma includes knowing realms, communities, and frontier groups (e.g., Kirātas, Pulindas) for governance, protection, and orderly relations.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu/ritual procedure is specified in this verse; its significance is ethnographic-geographical, naming groups that later traditions sometimes associate with particular regions and cultural practices.