Shloka 75

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

Devanagari script

अजभू राष्ट्रपालश्च युद्धमुष्टिः सुमुष्टिदः तेषां स्वसारः पञ्चासन् कंसा कंसवती तथा //

Transliteration

ajabhū rāṣṭrapālaśca yuddhamuṣṭiḥ sumuṣṭidaḥ teṣāṃ svasāraḥ pañcāsan kaṃsā kaṃsavatī tathā //

Translation

Ajabhū, Rāṣṭrapāla, Yuddhamuṣṭi, and Sumuṣṭida are named; and there were also five sisters, including Kaṃsā and Kaṃsavatī.

Word by Word

• अजभू (Ajabhū): a proper name (person in the lineage)

• राष्ट्रपालः (rāṣṭrapālaḥ): ‘protector of the realm’, a proper name

• च (ca): and

• युद्धमुष्टिः (yuddhamuṣṭiḥ): ‘battle-fist’, a proper name

• सुमुष्टिदः (sumuṣṭidaḥ): ‘giver of a good fist/strong-grip’, a proper name

• तेषाम् (teṣām): of them

• स्वसारः (svasāraḥ): sisters

• पञ्च (pañca): five

• आसन् (āsan): were

• कंसा (kaṃsā): Kaṃsā (proper name)

• कंसवती (kaṃsavatī): Kaṃsavatī (proper name)

• तथा (tathā): likewise/also

Speaker

• Sūta (narrating Purāṇic genealogy in the Matsya Purāṇa’s discourse tradition)

Entities Mentioned

• Ajabhū
• Rāṣṭrapāla
• Yuddhamuṣṭi
• Sumuṣṭida
• Kaṃsā
• Kaṃsavatī

Tags

• Dynasties
• Genealogy
• Yādava line
• Puranic names
• Ancient Indian genealogy

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss Pralaya; it functions as a genealogical notice, listing individuals and noting that they had five sisters, including Kaṃsā and Kaṃsavatī.

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

Indirectly, it preserves the Purāṇic record of royal-family networks—an ethical-cultural backdrop where kingship and household lineage (family relations like ‘sisters’) are treated as part of dharma and social order, though no explicit duty is taught here.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu, temple-architecture, or ritual procedure is mentioned; the content is purely nominative and genealogical.