Shloka 40

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

Devanagari script

तदेको निर्वृतेः पुत्रो नाम्ना स तु विदूरथः दशार्हस्तस्य वै पुत्रो व्योमस्तस्य च वै स्मृतः दाशार्हाच्चैव व्योमात्तु पुत्रो जीमूत उच्यते //

Transliteration

tadeko nirvṛteḥ putro nāmnā sa tu vidūrathaḥ daśārhastasya vai putro vyomastasya ca vai smṛtaḥ dāśārhāccaiva vyomāttu putro jīmūta ucyate //

Translation

Nirvṛti had a single son named Vidūratha. His son was Daśārha, and Daśārha’s son is remembered as Vyoma. From Daśārha and (from) Vyoma was born a son called Jīmūta.

Word by Word

tadfrom him/thereupon

ekaḥone, single

nirvṛteḥof Nirvṛti

putraḥson

nāmnāby name

saḥhe

tuindeed

vidūrathaḥVidūratha (proper name)

daśārhaḥDaśārha (proper name)

tasyahis

vaiindeed

putraḥson

vyomaḥVyoma (proper name)

tasyahis/of him

caand

vaiindeed

smṛtaḥremembered/recorded

dāśārhātfrom Daśārha

ca evaand indeed

vyomātfrom Vyoma

tuthen/indeed

putraḥson

jīmūtaḥJīmūta (proper name)

ucyateis called

Speaker

Sūta (Paurāṇika narrator) recounting lineage within the Matsya Purana narration

Entities Mentioned

NirvṛtiVidūrathaDaśārhaVyomaJīmūta

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss Pralaya; it is a genealogical record preserving royal succession—Nirvṛti’s descendants—within the Purana’s dynastic chronicle.

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

Indirectly, it reinforces the Purāṇic ideal of orderly succession and remembrance of lineage—key to royal legitimacy and dharmic governance—though it does not state specific duties here.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu, temple-building, or ritual procedure is mentioned; the focus is purely on naming and linking generations in a royal genealogy.