Shloka 71

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

Devanagari script

देवकश्चोग्रसेनश्च देवगर्भसमाव् उभौ देवकस्य सुता वीरा जज्ञिरे त्रिदशोपमाः //

Transliteration

devakaścograsenaśca devagarbhasamāv ubhau devakasya sutā vīrā jajñire tridaśopamāḥ //

Translation

Devaka and Ugrasena—both born of Devagarbhā—are named. And to Devaka were born heroic sons, like the gods themselves.

Word by Word

• देवकः: Devaka

• च: and

• उग्रसेनः: Ugrasena

• च: and

• देवगर्भसमौ: equal in being born of Devagarbhā / having Devagarbhā as (their) source

• उभौ: both

• देवकस्य: of Devaka

• सुताः: sons/offspring

• वीराः: heroic, valiant

• जज्ञिरे: were born

• त्रिदशोपमाः: comparable to the thirty (gods), godlike

Speaker

• Sūta (Purāṇic narrator) recounting dynastic genealogy (vāṁśānucarita) within the Matsya Purana’s narrative frame

Entities Mentioned

• Devaka
• Ugrasena
• Devagarbhā

Tags

• Dynasties
• Genealogy
• Yadu-vamsha
• Royal Lineage
• Puranic History

FAQs

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

Nothing directly—this verse is genealogical, naming Devaka and Ugrasena and praising Devaka’s godlike offspring, not describing pralaya or cosmology.

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

Indirectly, it supports the Purāṇic ideal that royal families preserve dharma through worthy progeny and legitimate lineage—an ethical emphasis on responsibility, succession, and continuity in household and kingship.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No explicit vastu/ritual rule appears here; the verse functions as a lineage record rather than a temple-building or sacrificial instruction.