Shloka 62

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

Devanagari script

कुकुरस्य सुतो वृष्णिर् वृष्णेस्तु तनयो धृतिः कपोतरोमा तस्याथ तैत्तिरिस्तस्य चात्मजः //

Transliteration

kukurasya suto vṛṣṇir vṛṣṇestu tanayo dhṛtiḥ kapotaromā tasyātha taittiristasya cātmajaḥ //

Translation

Kukura’s son was Vṛṣṇi; and Vṛṣṇi’s son was Dhṛti. From him came Kapotaromā, and thereafter Taittiri, who was his son.

Word by Word

• कुकुरस्य (kukurasya): of Kukura

• सुतः (sutaḥ): son

• वृष्णिः (vṛṣṇiḥ): Vṛṣṇi

• वृष्णेः (vṛṣṇeḥ): of Vṛṣṇi

• तु (tu): and/indeed

• तनयः (tanayaḥ): son

• धृतिः (dhṛtiḥ): Dhṛti

• कपोतरोमा (kapotaromā): Kapotaromā (a person/name)

• तस्य (tasya): of him

• अथ (atha): then/thereafter

• तैत्तिरिः (taittiriḥ): Taittiri (a person/name)

• तस्य (tasya): his

• च (ca): and

• आत्मजः (ātmajaḥ): son/offspring

Speaker

• Suta (Pauranic narrator) recounting lineage; framed within the Matsya Purana’s narration to Manu

Entities Mentioned

• Kukura
• Vṛṣṇi
• Dhṛti
• Kapotaromā
• Taittiri

Tags

• Dynasties
• Genealogy
• Vamsha
• Yadava-related lineages
• Puranic history

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss Pralaya; it is a genealogical notice listing successive descendants in the Kukura–Vṛṣṇi line.

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

Indirectly, it supports the Purana’s dharma framework by preserving lineage memory (vamsha-smriti), a key royal concern for legitimacy, inheritance, and the continuity of rites performed for ancestors.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vastu or ritual procedure is stated in this verse; its function is archival—recording succession in a clan genealogy used for contextualizing later narratives and ritual patronage.