Shloka 32

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

Devanagari script

ऋक्षवन्तं गिरिं गत्वा भुक्तमन्यैरुपाविशत् ज्यामघस्याभवद्भार्या चैत्रा परिणता सती //

Transliteration

ṛkṣavantaṃ giriṃ gatvā bhuktamanyairupāviśat jyāmaghasyābhavadbhāryā caitrā pariṇatā satī //

Translation

Having gone to Mount Ṛkṣavat and taking his meal after others had eaten, he sat down. Thereafter, the virtuous Caitrā, having come to maturity, became the wife of Jyāmagha.

Word by Word

• ऋक्षवन्तम् (ṛkṣavantam): Mount Ṛkṣavat

• गिरिम् (girim): mountain

• गत्वा (gatvā): having gone

• भुक्तम् (bhuktam): having eaten / having taken a meal

• अन्यैः (anyaiḥ): by others

• उपाविशत् (upāviśat): sat down / took a seat

• ज्यामघस्य (jyāmaghasya): of Jyāmagha

• अभवत् (abhavat): became

• भार्या (bhāryā): wife

• चैत्रा (caitrā): Caitrā (proper name)

• परिणता (pariṇatā): matured / grown up

• सती (satī): virtuous woman / chaste lady

Speaker

• Sūta (narrating the Purāṇic account in a genealogy context)

Entities Mentioned

• Ṛkṣavat (Mountain)
• Jyāmagha
• Caitrā

Tags

• Dynasties
• Genealogy
• Royal lineages
• Puranic narrative
• Householder life

FAQs

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

This verse is genealogical and narrative in focus; it does not describe pralaya, cosmology, or dissolution themes.

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

It reflects household order and lineage-continuity themes: lawful marriage (Caitrā becoming Jyāmagha’s wife) and restrained conduct (eating after others), aligning with ideals of self-control and social responsibility in Purāṇic dharma.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu, temple-building, iconography, or ritual procedure is stated in this verse; it belongs to the Matsya Purana’s dynasty/genealogy narration rather than Vastuvidyā sections.