Shloka 49

Matsya Purana — Lineage of the Pitṛs

Devanagari script

ओषधी चोत्तरकुरौ कुशद्वीपे कुशोदका मन्मथा हेमकूटे तु मुकुटे सत्यवादिनी //

Transliteration

oṣadhī cottarakurau kuśadvīpe kuśodakā manmathā hemakūṭe tu mukuṭe satyavādinī //

Translation

In Uttarakuru there is (a region or river) named Oṣadhī; in Kuśadvīpa, one called Kuśodakā; in Hemakūṭa there is Manmathā; and in Mukuta there is Satyavādinī, she who speaks truth.

Word by Word

• oṣadhī: Oṣadhī (name of a river/region, lit. 'herbs/medicinal plants')

• ca: and

• uttarakurau: in Uttarakuru

• kuśadvīpe: in Kuśadvīpa

• kuśodakā: Kuśodakā (name, lit. 'Kuśa-water')

• manmathā: Manmathā (name, also 'the arouser/Manmatha')

• hemakūṭe: in Hemakūṭa (golden-peaked mountain/region)

• tu: indeed/and

• mukuṭe: in Mukuta (crest/diadem—name of a mountain/region)

• satyavādinī: Satyavādinī (name, lit. 'truth-speaking').

Speaker

• Suta (narrator) conveying the Matsya Purana’s cosmographical list (traditionally within the Matsya–Manu instruction framework)

Entities Mentioned

• Uttarakuru
• Kuśadvīpa
• Hemakūṭa
• Mukuta
• Oṣadhī
• Kuśodakā
• Manmathā
• Satyavādinī

Tags

• Cosmography
• Dvipa
• Sacred Geography
• Puranic Topography
• Names of Rivers/Regions

FAQs

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

This verse is not about Pralaya; it belongs to cosmographical description, listing named places (often rivers/regions) associated with Uttarakuru, Kuśadvīpa, Hemakūṭa, and Mukuta.

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

Directly, it does not prescribe duties; indirectly, it supports the Purāṇic worldview in which knowing sacred geography (tīrthas/regions) informs pilgrimage, donations, and dharmic life.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or iconographic rule is stated here; the ritual takeaway is chiefly geographical—these are named sacred locales within the Purāṇic map of the world.