Shloka 14

Matsya Purana — Kārtavīrya Arjuna’s Solar Boon and the Genealogy from Kroṣṭu to the Yādava Lines

Devanagari script

क्रोधाच्छशाप राजर्षिं कीर्तितं वो यथा मया क्रोष्टोः शृणुत राजर्षेर् वंशमुत्तमपौरुषम् //

Transliteration

krodhācchaśāpa rājarṣiṃ kīrtitaṃ vo yathā mayā kroṣṭoḥ śṛṇuta rājarṣer vaṃśamuttamapauruṣam //

Translation

I have already recounted to you, as I did before, how in anger a curse befell the royal sage. Now listen to the excellent lineage of the royal sage Kroṣṭu, renowned for its noble manliness and heroic virtue.

Word by Word

• krodhāt: from anger

• chaśāpa (ca śāpaḥ): and a curse

• rājarṣim: the royal sage

• kīrtitam: narrated/recounted

• vaḥ: to you (plural)

• yathā: as/in the manner

• mayā: by me

• kroṣṭoḥ: of Kroṣṭu

• śṛṇuta: listen (plural imperative)

• rājarṣeḥ: of the royal sage

• vaṃśam: lineage/dynasty

• uttama: excellent/supreme

• pauruṣam: manliness/heroic prowess/valor

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (Vishnu) speaking to Vaivasvata Manu

Entities Mentioned

• Kroṣṭu
• Rājarṣi (royal sage)

Tags

• Dynasties
• Genealogy
• Lunar Dynasty
• Puranic History
• Royal Sages

FAQs

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

This verse does not describe Pralaya; it functions as a narrative bridge, moving from a prior episode involving an anger-born curse to the genealogy of Kroṣṭu.

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

By foregrounding how anger leads to a curse affecting a rājarṣi, the verse implicitly reinforces royal ethics: self-control is essential for kings, and a dynasty’s excellence (uttama-pauruṣa) rests on disciplined conduct and virtue.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu, iconographic, or ritual procedure is stated here; the focus is genealogical (vaṃśa) and moral (the consequences of anger).