Shloka 82

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

Devanagari script

देवार्हश्चैव नाभश्च भीषणश्च महाबलः अजातो वनजातश्च कनीयककरम्भकौ //

Transliteration

devārhaścaiva nābhaśca bhīṣaṇaśca mahābalaḥ ajāto vanajātaśca kanīyakakarambhakau //

Translation

Also there were Devārha and Nābha; Bhīṣaṇa and Mahābala; Ajāta and Vanajāta; and the two—Kanīyaka and Karambhaka.

Word by Word

• देवार्हः (devārhaḥ): Devārha (a proper name)

• नाभः (nābhaḥ): Nābha (a proper name)

• भीषणः (bhīṣaṇaḥ): Bhīṣaṇa (a proper name, ‘terrible’)

• महाबलः (mahābalaḥ): Mahābala (a proper name, ‘great in strength’)

• अजातः (ajātaḥ): Ajāta (a proper name, ‘unborn’/‘not yet arisen’)

• वनजातः (vanajātaḥ): Vanajāta (a proper name, ‘forest-born’)

• कनीयकः (kanīyakaḥ): Kanīyaka (a proper name, ‘the younger’)

• करम्भकः (karambhakaḥ): Karambhaka (a proper name)

• -औ (-au): dual ending, indicating the last two are a pair.

Speaker

• Suta (narrating the Matsya Purana’s royal genealogy in continuous recital)

Entities Mentioned

• Devārha
• Nābha
• Bhīṣaṇa
• Mahābala
• Ajāta
• Vanajāta
• Kanīyaka
• Karambhaka

Tags

• Dynasties
• Genealogy
• Vamsha
• Puranic History
• Royal Lineage

FAQs

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

This verse is not about Pralaya; it functions as a genealogical register, listing named figures in a dynastic sequence rather than describing cosmic dissolution.

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

Indirectly, it supports the Purana’s dharmic framework by preserving lineage memory—an important royal duty in Puranic culture—though no explicit raja-dharma or grihastha duties are stated in this particular verse.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vastu Shastra, temple architecture rule, or ritual procedure is specified here; the verse is purely nominative (a list of names) within a genealogy section.