Shloka 54

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

Devanagari script

नाधिगच्छाम्यहं नारीं यस्यामेवंविधः सुतः जायेत तस्मादद्याहं भवाम्यथ सहस्रशः //

Transliteration

nādhigacchāmyahaṃ nārīṃ yasyāmevaṃvidhaḥ sutaḥ jāyeta tasmādadyāhaṃ bhavāmyatha sahasraśaḥ //

Translation

I find no woman in whom a son of such a kind could be born. Therefore, from this very day, I shall manifest in a thousand forms.

Word by Word

• na: not

• adhigacchāmi: I find/attain

• aham: I

• nārīm: a woman

• yasyām: in whom

• evaṃ-vidhaḥ: of this kind/such

• sutaḥ: son

• jāyeta: might be born

• tasmāt: therefore/from that reason

• adya: today/this very day

• aham: I

• bhavāmi: I become/I shall be

• atha: then/indeed

• sahasraśaḥ: by the thousand/in thousands (i.e., in many forms)

Speaker

• Uncertain (narrative speaker within the lineage episode; likely a male figure making a vow/resolve regarding progeny or manifestation)

Tags

• Dynasties
• Progeny
• Vow
• Transformation
• Puranic narrative

FAQs

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

This verse does not directly discuss Pralaya; it focuses instead on a personal resolve about progeny/manifestation, using the motif of becoming “in thousands,” which is a narrative expression of extraordinary agency rather than cosmic dissolution.

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

In Purāṇic ethical framing, continuity of lineage (putra) is tied to social order and duty; the speaker’s statement reflects anxiety about obtaining a worthy successor and a decisive resolve to act—an echo of the king/householder concern for progeny and stability.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu, temple-building, or ritual procedure is specified in this verse; its key idea is narrative transformation/manifestation (sahasraśaḥ), not architectural prescription.