Shloka 57
Matsya Purana — Kārtavīrya Arjuna’s Solar Boon and the Genealogy from Kroṣṭu to the Yādava Lines
अनुवंशे पुराणज्ञा गायन्तीति परिश्रुतम् गुणान्देवावृधस्यापि कीर्तयन्तो महात्मनः //
anuvaṃśe purāṇajñā gāyantīti pariśrutam guṇāndevāvṛdhasyāpi kīrtayanto mahātmanaḥ //
It is well known that the knowers of the Purāṇas sing these accounts in the successive lineage; even the virtues of Devāvṛdha are celebrated by great-souled men.
FAQs
This verse does not discuss Pralaya; it highlights how Purāṇic experts preserve and transmit dynastic history by reciting the virtues of notable ancestors like Devāvṛdha.
By emphasizing “guṇas” (virtues) worthy of public praise, the verse implies that rulers and householders should cultivate conduct that becomes exemplary—so that their character, not merely their power, is remembered in lineage traditions.
No Vāstu/temple rule or ritual procedure is stated here; the focus is on kīrtana/recitation as a cultural mechanism for preserving genealogies and moral exemplars.