Shloka 112

Matsya Purana — Manvantaras

Devanagari script

देवश्रवा देवरातः पुराणश्च धनंजयः शिशिरश्च महातेजाः शालङ्कायन एव च //

Transliteration

devaśravā devarātaḥ purāṇaśca dhanaṃjayaḥ śiśiraśca mahātejāḥ śālaṅkāyana eva ca //

Translation

Devaśravā, Devarāta, Purāṇa, Dhanaṃjaya, Śiśira of great splendor, and also Śālaṅkāyana—these are the names mentioned.

Word by Word

• देवश्रवा (devaśravā): Devaśravā (a proper name)

• देवरातः (devarātaḥ): Devarāta (a proper name)

• पुराणः (purāṇaḥ): Purāṇa (a proper name

• च (ca): and

• धनंजयः (dhanaṃjayaḥ): Dhanaṃjaya (a proper name

• शिशिरः (śiśiraḥ): Śiśira (a proper name

• महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ): possessing great radiance/splendor

• शालङ्कायनः (śālaṅkāyanaḥ): Śālaṅkāyana (a patronymic/name)

• एव (eva): indeed/also

• च (ca): and

Speaker

• Suta (narrator) / Purana narrator voice (genealogical listing context)

Entities Mentioned

• Devaśravā
• Devarāta
• Purāṇa
• Dhanaṃjaya
• Śiśira
• Śālaṅkāyana

Tags

• Dynasties
• Genealogy
• Rishi-Lists
• Vamsha
• Name-Catalogue

FAQs

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

Nothing directly—this verse functions as a genealogical/name-catalogue, listing individuals rather than describing cosmology or Pralaya.

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

Indirectly: such lists preserve lineage-memory and legitimacy, a key concern in Purāṇic political ethics, but no explicit rājadharma or gṛhastha-dharma instruction appears in this verse.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

None is stated here; the verse is a sequence of proper names without Vāstu, temple-building, or ritual procedure terminology.