Shloka 85

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

Devanagari script

अन्धकानामिमं वंशं यः कीर्तयति नित्यशः आत्मनो विपुलं वंशं प्रजावानाप्नुते नरः //

Transliteration

andhakānāmimaṃ vaṃśaṃ yaḥ kīrtayati nityaśaḥ ātmano vipulaṃ vaṃśaṃ prajāvānāpnute naraḥ //

Translation

Whoever regularly recites this lineage of the Andhakas, that man attains for himself a vast lineage and becomes blessed with offspring.

Word by Word

• अन्धकानाम् (andhakānām): of the Andhakas

• इमम् (imam): this

• वंशम् (vaṃśam): lineage/dynasty

• यः (yaḥ): whoever

• कीर्तयति (kīrtayati): recites/proclaims

• नित्यशः (nityaśaḥ): daily/regularly

• आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ): for himself/of his own

• विपुलम् (vipulam): abundant/vast

• वंशम् (vaṃśam): lineage/family line

• प्रजावान् (prajāvān): endowed with progeny/offspring

• आप्नुते (āpnute): attains/obtains

• नरः (naraḥ): man/person

Speaker

• Suta (narrator) recounting the Matsya Purana’s genealogical merit statement (phalaśruti style)

Entities Mentioned

• Andhakas

Tags

• Dynasties
• Genealogy
• Phalaśruti
• Progeny
• Punya

FAQs

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

This verse does not address Pralaya; it is a phalaśruti promising merit—especially progeny and an expanded family line—through regular recitation of the Andhaka genealogy.

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

For householders, it reinforces the Purāṇic ideal of sustaining family lineage (kuladharma) through remembrance, recitation, and dharmic continuity; for kings, it supports dynastic legitimacy by preserving and proclaiming ancestral lines.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or temple-rule detail appears here; the ritual element is the devotional/recitational practice (kīrtana of vaṃśa) framed as a merit-yielding observance.