Shloka 80

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

Devanagari script

शमिपुत्रः प्रतिक्षत्रः प्रतिक्षत्रस्य चात्मजः प्रतिक्षेत्रः सुतो भोजो हृदीकस्तस्य चात्मजः //

Transliteration

śamiputraḥ pratikṣatraḥ pratikṣatrasya cātmajaḥ pratikṣetraḥ suto bhojo hṛdīkastasya cātmajaḥ //

Translation

From Śamī was born Pratikṣatra; and Pratikṣetra was the son of Pratikṣatra. From Pratikṣetra was born Bhoja, and Hṛdīka was his son.

Word by Word

• śami-putraḥ: (one who is) the son of Śami

• pratikṣatraḥ: Pratikṣatra (proper name)

• pratikṣatrasya: of Pratikṣatra

• ca: and

• ātmajaḥ: son

• pratikṣetraḥ: Pratikṣetra (proper name)

• sutaḥ: son

• bhojaḥ: Bhoja (proper name/dynastic eponym)

• hṛdīkaḥ: Hṛdīka (proper name)

• tasya: of him (of Bhoja)

• ca: and

• ātmajaḥ: son

Speaker

• Suta (narrator) recounting Puranic genealogy (vamsha) within the Matsya Purana narrative frame

Entities Mentioned

• Śami
• Pratikṣatra
• Pratikṣetra
• Bhoja
• Hṛdīka

Tags

• Dynasties
• Genealogy
• Yadava lineage
• Bhoja line
• Itihasa-Purana

FAQs

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

Nothing directly—this verse is strictly genealogical, listing successive descendants (Śami → Pratikṣatra → Pratikṣetra → Bhoja → Hṛdīka), not cosmology or Pralaya.

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

Indirectly: by preserving lineage memory, the Matsya Purana supports kṣatriya identity, legitimacy of rule, and the dharmic ideal of maintaining family succession and ancestral continuity.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

None is stated here; the verse contains no Vastu Shastra, temple-building, iconography, or ritual procedure—only a royal/dynastic succession.