Shloka 27

Matsya Purana — Lineage of the Pitṛs

Devanagari script

गोमन्ते गोमती नाम मन्दरे कामचारिणी मदोत्कटा चैत्ररथे जयन्ती हस्तिनापुरे //

Transliteration

gomante gomatī nāma mandare kāmacāriṇī madotkaṭā caitrarathe jayantī hastināpure //

Translation

At Gomanta (mountain) is the holy river named Gomatī; at Mandara is Kāmacāriṇī; at Caitraratha is Madotkaṭā; and at Hastināpura is Jayantī.

Word by Word

• गोमन्ते (gomante): at Gomanta

• गोमती (gomatī): Gomatī (name of a sacred river/tīrtha)

• नाम (nāma): named/called

• मन्दरे (mandare): at Mandara (mountain)

• कामचारिणी (kāmacāriṇī): Kāmacāriṇī (name of a sacred river/tīrtha)

• मदोत्कटा (madotkaṭā): Madotkaṭā (name of a sacred river/tīrtha)

• चैत्ररथे (caitrarathe): at Caitraratha (mythic grove/region)

• जयन्ती (jayantī): Jayantī (name of a sacred river/tīrtha)

• हस्तिनापुरे (hastināpure): at Hastināpura (ancient royal city)

Speaker

• Suta (narrator) conveying the Matsya Purana’s catalogue of tīrthas

Entities Mentioned

• Gomanta
• Gomatī
• Mandara
• Kāmacāriṇī
• Madotkaṭā
• Caitraratha
• Jayantī
• Hastināpura

Tags

• Tirtha
• SacredRivers
• SacredGeography
• Punya
• Pilgrimage

FAQs

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

This verse does not describe Pralaya; it catalogs sacred rivers/holy sites connected with specific mountains and regions, emphasizing pilgrimage geography rather than cosmic dissolution.

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

By mapping recognized tīrthas, it supports the householder and kingly duty of dharma through tīrtha-yātrā, charity, and ritual bathing—acts traditionally recommended for purification and public religious merit.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The ritual takeaway is tīrtha-identification: these named rivers/sites are implied places for snāna (sacred bathing) and pilgrimage observances; no direct Vastu or temple-construction rule is stated in this verse.