Shloka 59

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

Devanagari script

षष्टिश्च पूर्वपुरुषाः सहस्राणि च सप्ततिः एते ऽमृतत्वं सम्प्राप्ता बभ्रोर् देवावृधान्नृप //

Transliteration

ṣaṣṭiśca pūrvapuruṣāḥ sahasrāṇi ca saptatiḥ ete 'mṛtatvaṃ samprāptā babhror devāvṛdhānnṛpa //

Translation

Sixty and seventy thousand of the ancient forefathers—these all attained immortality, O King, through the lineage of Babhru and the Deva-vṛddhas.

Word by Word

• षष्टिः (ṣaṣṭiḥ): sixty

• च (ca): and

• पूर्वपुरुषाः (pūrvapuruṣāḥ): ancient forefathers/primeval men

• सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi): thousands

• सप्ततिः (saptatiḥ): seventy

• एते (ete): these (people)

• अमृतत्वम् (amṛtatvam): immortality/deathlessness

• सम्प्राप्ताः (samprāptāḥ): attained/obtained

• बभ्रोः (babhrōḥ): of Babhru/through Babhru

• देवावृधान् (devāvṛdhān): the Deva-vṛddhas (a class/lineage of divinely enhanced elders)

• नृप (nṛpa): O king

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (Vishnu) addressing a King (nṛpa), in the broader Matsya–Manu dialogue frame

Entities Mentioned

• Babhru
• Deva-vṛddhas
• Pūrvapuruṣas

Tags

• Dynasties
• Genealogy
• Pūrvapuruṣa
• Immortality
• Puranic Lineages

FAQs

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

This verse is not describing Pralaya; it belongs to a genealogical enumeration, highlighting a group of ancient forefathers said to have attained “amṛtatva” (deathlessness/immortality) through a particular lineage or class (Babhru and the Deva-vṛddhas).

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

Indirectly, it supports the Purāṇic ideal that kings should preserve lineage memory (vaṃśa-smṛti), honor ancestral traditions, and uphold dharma so that the “forefathers” and their exemplary lines remain models for righteous governance.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or temple-building rule is stated in this verse; its ritual takeaway is primarily ancestral—affirming the Purāṇic emphasis on venerating forefathers and maintaining lineage-based sacred memory.