Shloka 49

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

Devanagari script

भजमानस्य सृञ्जय्यां बाह्यकायां च बाह्यकाः सृञ्जयस्य सुते द्वे तु बाह्यकास्तु तदाभवन् //

Transliteration

bhajamānasya sṛñjayyāṃ bāhyakāyāṃ ca bāhyakāḥ sṛñjayasya sute dve tu bāhyakāstu tadābhavan //

Translation

From Bhajamāna, through Sṛñjayyā and (her line) Bāhyakāyā, the Bāhyakas arose; and for Sṛñjaya, two daughters were then known, called the Bāhyakās.

Word by Word

bhajamānasyaof Bhajamāna

sṛñjayyāmin/through Sṛñjayyā

bāhyakāyāmin/through Bāhyakāyā

caand

bāhyakāḥthe Bāhyakas (a lineage/people)

sṛñjayasyaof Sṛñjaya

sutedaughters/offspring (here: daughters)

dvetwo

tuindeed

bāhyakāḥBāhyakās (name/epithet)

tadāthen

abhavancame to be/arose.

Speaker

Suta (Pauranika narrator) describing dynastic genealogy

Entities Mentioned

BhajamānaSṛñjayyāBāhyakāyāBāhyaka(s)Sṛñjaya

FAQs

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

Nothing directly—this verse is genealogical, recording how a named lineage (Bāhyaka) is traced through Bhajamāna and the Sṛñjaya family line.

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

Indirectly, it supports the Purāṇic framework where righteous kingship is grounded in lineage memory (vamśa-smṛti); the verse preserves succession and kinship links rather than prescribing duties.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

None explicit—no Vāstu, iconography, or ritual procedure is described; the focus is on names and descent within a royal/tribal genealogy.