Shloka 54

Matsya Purana — Kailasa

Devanagari script

कालञ्जरान्विकर्णांश्च कुशिकान्स्वर्गभौमकान् सा मण्डले समुद्रस्य तीरे भूत्वा तु सर्वशः //

Transliteration

kālañjarānvikarṇāṃśca kuśikānsvargabhaumakān sā maṇḍale samudrasya tīre bhūtvā tu sarvaśaḥ //

Translation

And (she/that sacred power) became present all around on the seashore—within the ocean’s coastal circuit—among the Kālañjaras, the Vikarṇas, and the Kuśikas, including those called the Svarga-bhaumakas.

Word by Word

• कालञ्जरान्: the Kālañjaras (a people/lineage/region-name)

• विकर्णान्: the Vikarṇas (a people/lineage)

• च: and

• कुशिकान्: the Kuśikas (descendants/people connected with Kuśika)

• स्वर्गभौमकान्: the Svarga-bhaumakas (those named so

• सा: she/that (feminine pronoun—likely a goddess/śakti/kshetra-presence from context)

• मण्डले: in the circuit/region/sphere

• समुद्रस्य: of the ocean/sea

• तीरे: on the shore/coast

• भूत्वा: having become/being present

• तु: indeed/then

• सर्वशः: everywhere/on all sides.

Speaker

• Likely Sūta (narrative voice) reporting sacred-geographical/lineage details within the Matsya Purana’s discourse tradition

Entities Mentioned

• Kālañjara
• Vikarṇa
• Kuśika
• Svarga-bhaumaka
• Samudra (Ocean)

Tags

• Tirtha
• Sacred Geography
• Coastal Kshetras
• Lineages
• Puranic Toponyms

FAQs

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

This verse does not describe pralaya directly; it functions as a sacred-geographical or ethnonymic listing, situating groups/regions along the ocean’s shore rather than narrating cosmic dissolution.

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

Indirectly, it supports the Purāṇic ideal that rulers and householders should know and honor kṣetras (sacred regions) and lineages—useful for pilgrimage, patronage, and maintaining dharmic ties with recognized communities.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No explicit Vāstu or temple-rule term appears here; the ritual takeaway is geographical—identifying a coastal sacred sphere (maṇḍala) where worship, pilgrimage, or kṣetra-recitation may be contextually prescribed in the surrounding passage.