Shloka 19

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

Devanagari script

अत्रानुवंशश्लोको ऽयं गीतस् तस्मिन्पुराभवत् शशबिन्दोस्तु पुत्राणां शतानाम् अभवच्छतम् //

Transliteration

atrānuvaṃśaśloko 'yaṃ gītas tasminpurābhavat śaśabindostu putrāṇāṃ śatānām abhavacchatam //

Translation

Here this genealogical verse is sung, as it was recited in ancient times: King Śaśabindu had a hundred sons—indeed, a full hundred.

Word by Word

• atra: here

• anuvaṃśa-ślokaḥ: genealogical/lineage verse

• ayam: this

• gītaḥ: sung/recited

• tasmin: in that (context/lineage account)

• purā: formerly, in ancient times

• abhavat: occurred/was (recited)

• śaśabindoḥ: of Śaśabindu (king)

• tu: indeed/and

• putrāṇām: of sons

• śatānām: of hundreds/a hundred (as a class)

• abhavat: there were

• śatam: one hundred

Speaker

• Suta (Purāṇic narrator) recounting the lineage section (anuvaṁśa); framed within the Matsya Purana’s dialogue tradition

Entities Mentioned

• Śaśabindu

Tags

• Dynasties
• Genealogy
• Anuvaṁśa
• Royal Lineages
• Puranic History

FAQs

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

Nothing directly—this is a lineage (anuvaṁśa) marker verse focused on royal genealogy, not cosmology or Pralaya.

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

Indirectly, it supports the Purāṇic ideal of continuity of dharma through dynasties—recording heirs and succession, which underpins stable kingship and social order.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

None is stated here; the verse functions as a genealogical refrain indicating the traditional recitation of lineage counts.