Shloka 72

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

Devanagari script

देववानुपदेवश्च सुदेवो देवरक्षितः तेषां स्वसारः सप्तासन् वसुदेवाय ता ददौ //

Transliteration

devavānupadevaśca sudevo devarakṣitaḥ teṣāṃ svasāraḥ saptāsan vasudevāya tā dadau //

Translation

Devavān, Upadeva, Sudeva, and Devarakṣita—these were the sons. They had seven sisters; those seven were given in marriage to Vasudeva.

Word by Word

• devavān: Devavān (a proper name)

• upadevaḥ: Upadeva (proper name)

• ca: and

• sudevaḥ: Sudeva (proper name)

• devarakṣitaḥ: Devarakṣita (proper name)

• teṣām: of them

• svasāraḥ: sisters

• sapta: seven

• āsan: were

• vasudevāya: to/for Vasudeva

• tāḥ: those (women)

• dadau: gave (in marriage)

Speaker

• Suta (narrator) recounting the Matsya Purana’s dynastic genealogy

Entities Mentioned

• Devavān
• Upadeva
• Sudeva
• Devarakṣita
• Vasudeva

Tags

• Dynasties
• Genealogy
• Vamsha
• Marriage alliances
• Puranic history

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss Pralaya; it records genealogical names and a marriage-alliance detail within a dynastic narrative.

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

It reflects the Purāṇic social-political practice of forming alliances through marriage, a householder (gṛhastha) institution and a royal strategy for stabilizing lineage and succession.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu, temple-building, or ritual procedure is stated in this verse; its focus is strictly genealogical and matrimonial.