Shloka 17

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

Devanagari script

स तु प्रसूतिमिच्छन् वै रुषङ्गुः सौम्यमात्मजम् चित्रश्चित्ररथश्चास्य पुत्रः कर्मभिरन्वितः //

Transliteration

sa tu prasūtimicchan vai ruṣaṅguḥ saumyamātmajam citraścitrarathaścāsya putraḥ karmabhiranvitaḥ //

Translation

Desiring offspring, Ruṣaṅgu begot a gentle-natured son. His son was Citra—also known as Citraratha—endowed with worthy deeds.

Word by Word

• स (sa): he

• तु (tu): indeed/and

• प्रसूतिम् (prasūtim): progeny/offspring

• इच्छन् (icchan): desiring

• वै (vai): indeed

• रुषङ्गुः (ruṣaṅguḥ): Ruṣaṅgu (a king/sage name)

• सौम्यम्/सौम्याम् (saumyam/saumyām): gentle, pleasing, mild-natured

• आत्मजम् (ātmajam): son/offspring

• चित्रः (citraḥ): Citra (proper name)

• चित्ररथः (citrarathaḥ): Citraratha (epithet/alternate name)

• च (ca): and

• अस्य (asya): of him/his

• पुत्रः (putraḥ): son

• कर्मभिः (karmabhiḥ): with deeds/actions

• अन्वितः (anvitaḥ): endowed, accompanied by.

Speaker

• Suta (narrator) recounting the Matsya Purana’s dynastic genealogy (vamsha narration)

Entities Mentioned

• Ruṣaṅgu
• Citra
• Citraratha

Tags

• Dynasties
• Genealogy
• Vamsha
• Kings
• Puranic History

FAQs

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

This verse is genealogical, focusing on succession and progeny; it does not discuss Pralaya, but it supports the Purana’s broader aim of preserving lineages across cosmic cycles.

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

It highlights the householder-kingly ideal of continuing the lineage (prasūti) and praises a successor “endowed with deeds,” implying that merit and righteous action are central to royal legitimacy.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vastu, temple, or ritual procedure is stated in this verse; it functions as a lineage marker within the Matsya Purana’s dynastic record.