Shloka 36

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

Devanagari script

पुत्रं विदर्भं सुभगा चैत्रा परिणता सती राजपुत्र्यां च विद्वान्स स्नुषायां क्रथकैशिकौ लोमपादं तृतीयं तु पुत्रं परमधार्मिकम् //

Transliteration

putraṃ vidarbhaṃ subhagā caitrā pariṇatā satī rājaputryāṃ ca vidvānsa snuṣāyāṃ krathakaiśikau lomapādaṃ tṛtīyaṃ tu putraṃ paramadhārmikam //

Translation

From the princess (his royal daughter), the virtuous and duly married Chaitrā—fortunate and chaste—there was born a son named Vidarbha. From the learned one’s daughter-in-law were born Kratha and Kaiśika; and the third son was Lomapāda, supremely righteous in dharma.

Word by Word

• पुत्रं (putraṃ): a son

• विदर्भं (vidarbhaṃ): Vidarbha (name of a son/ancestor)

• सुभगा (subhagā): fortunate, auspicious

• चैत्रा (caitrā): Chaitrā (proper name)

• परिणता (pariṇatā): married, given in marriage

• सती (satī): chaste/virtuous woman

• राजपुत्र्यां (rājaputryāṃ): from/through the king’s daughter (princess)

• विद्वान् (vidvān): the learned one (epithet for the male figure in context)

• स्नुषायां (snuṣāyāṃ): in/from the daughter-in-law

• क्रथ (kratha): Kratha (proper name)

• कैशिकौ (kaiśikau): Kaiśika (proper name

• लोमपादं (lomapādaṃ): Lomapāda (proper name)

• तृतीयं (tṛtīyaṃ): the third

• तु (tu): and/indeed

• परमधार्मिकम् (parama-dhārmikam): exceedingly righteous, most devoted to dharma

Speaker

• Suta (narrator) conveying the Matsya Purana’s genealogy in dialogue-context tradition

Entities Mentioned

• Vidarbha
• Chaitrā
• Kratha
• Kaiśika
• Lomapāda

Tags

• Dynasties
• Genealogy
• Royal Lineage
• Dharma
• Puranic History

FAQs

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

Nothing directly—this verse is genealogical, listing descendants and emphasizing dharmic succession rather than cosmic creation or pralaya.

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

It highlights the ideal of dharmic progeny and orderly succession—marriage, family continuity, and the praise of a ruler/son as “parama-dhārmika” reflect the Purana’s ethic that royal lineage should uphold dharma.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No explicit vastu, temple, or ritual procedure is stated here; the focus is on lineage and naming of royal descendants.