Shloka 81

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

Devanagari script

हृदीकस्याभवन्पुत्रा दश भीमपराक्रमाः कृतवर्माग्रजस् तेषां शतधन्वा च मध्यमः //

Transliteration

hṛdīkasyābhavanputrā daśa bhīmaparākramāḥ kṛtavarmāgrajas teṣāṃ śatadhanvā ca madhyamaḥ //

Translation

Hṛdīka had ten sons, all of formidable valor. Among them Kṛtavarmā was the eldest, and Śatadhanvā was the middle one.

Word by Word

• हृदीकस्य (hṛdīkasya): of Hṛdīka

• अभवन् (abhavan): there were/became

• पुत्राः (putrāḥ): sons

• दश (daśa): ten

• भीम-पराक्रमाः (bhīma-parākramāḥ): of terrible/formidable prowess

• कृतवर्मा (kṛtavarmā): Kṛtavarmā (proper name)

• अग्रजः (agrajaḥ): the eldest

• तेषाम् (teṣām): among/of them

• शतधन्वा (śatadhanvā): Śatadhanvā (proper name)

• च (ca): and

• मध्यमः (madhyamaḥ): the middle (one).

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (to Vaivasvata Manu), within a genealogical narration

Entities Mentioned

• Hṛdīka
• Kṛtavarmā
• Śatadhanvā

Tags

• Dynasties
• Genealogy
• Yadu lineage
• Puranic history
• Kshatriya clans

FAQs

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

This verse does not address Pralaya; it is a genealogical statement listing Hṛdīka’s sons and identifying Kṛtavarmā as eldest and Śatadhanvā as the middle son.

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

Indirectly, it supports the Purāṇic ideal of preserving lineage memory (vaṃśa-smaraṇa), which underpins royal legitimacy and the transmission of dharma through well-known dynasties.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu, temple-building, or ritual procedure is mentioned; the verse is focused on dynastic enumeration.