Shloka 44

Matsya Purana — Lineage of the Pitṛs

Devanagari script

सिंहिका कृतशौचे तु कार्त्तिकेये यशस्करी उत्पलावर्तके लोला सुभद्रा शोणसंगमे //

Transliteration

siṃhikā kṛtaśauce tu kārttikeye yaśaskarī utpalāvartake lolā subhadrā śoṇasaṃgame //

Translation

At Kṛtaśauca there is (the sacred place) Siṃhikā; at Kārttikeya, (the tirtha called) Yaśaskarī, bestowing fame; at Utpalāvartaka, (the tirtha named) Lolā; and at the confluence of the Śoṇa, (the tirtha named) Subhadrā.

Word by Word

• सिंहिका (siṃhikā): Siṃhikā, a named tirtha/deity-site

• कृत-शौचे (kṛta-śauce): at the place called Kṛtaśauca

• तु (tu): and/indeed

• कार्त्तिकेये (kārttikeye): at (the place/tirtha) Kārttikeya

• यशस्-करी (yaśas-karī): fame-bestowing, giver of renown

• उत्पल-आवर्तके (utpalāvartake): at Utpalāvartaka ("lotus-whirlpool/eddy"), a tirtha-name

• लोला (lolā): Lolā, a named tirtha/deity-site

• सुभद्रा (subhadrā): Subhadrā, auspicious/fortunate (name of a tirtha)

• शोण-संगमे (śoṇa-saṅgame): at the confluence (saṅgama) of the river Śoṇa.

Speaker

• Suta (narrator) conveying Matsya Purana’s tirtha-listing tradition

Entities Mentioned

• Kārttikeya
• Śoṇa (River)
• Kṛtaśauca (Tirtha)
• Utpalāvartaka (Tirtha)
• Siṃhikā (Tirtha/Deity-name)
• Subhadrā (Tirtha-name)

Tags

• Tirtha-Mahatmya
• Sacred Geography
• River Confluence
• Pilgrimage
• Puranic Toponymy

FAQs

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

This verse is not about Pralaya; it is a catalog of tirthas (sacred sites), focusing on place-names and a river confluence rather than cosmic dissolution.

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

Indirectly, it supports the householder/kingly ideal of dharmic travel—visiting tirthas, honoring deities, and gaining merit and good repute (yaśas), suggested by the epithet “Yaśaskarī” (fame-bestowing).

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Ritually, it highlights saṅgama (river-confluence) sanctity—sites like “Śoṇa-saṅgama” are classically associated with tīrtha-snān (sacred bathing) and offerings; no explicit Vāstu or temple-building rule is stated in this verse.