Shloka 92

Matsya Purana — Manvantaras

Devanagari script

उतथ्यो वामदेवश्च अगस्त्यः कौशिकस्तथा कर्दमो वालखिल्याश्च विश्रवाः शक्तिवर्धनः //

Transliteration

utathyo vāmadevaśca agastyaḥ kauśikastathā kardamo vālakhilyāśca viśravāḥ śaktivardhanaḥ //

Translation

Utathya, Vāmadeva, Agastya, and likewise Kauśika; Kardama; the Vālakhilyas; Viśravā; and Śaktivardhana—these revered sages are (here) enumerated.

Word by Word

• उतथ्यः (utathyaḥ): Utathya (a Vedic sage)

• वामदेवः (vāmadevaḥ): Vāmadeva (sage/ṛṣi)

• च (ca): and

• अगस्त्यः (agastyaḥ): Agastya (sage)

• कौशिकः (kauśikaḥ): Kauśika/Viśvāmitra lineage sage

• तथा (tathā): likewise/also

• कर्दमः (kardamaḥ): Kardama (sage)

• वालखिल्याः (vālakhilyāḥ): the Vālakhilya sages (a group of diminutive ascetics/ṛṣis)

• च (ca): and

• विश्रवाः (viśravāḥ): Viśravā (sage

• शक्तिवर्धनः (śaktivardhanaḥ): Śaktivardhana (a named sage/lineage figure

Speaker

• Suta/Pauraṇika narrator (continuing the Matsya Purana’s genealogical-sage enumeration in third-person style)

Entities Mentioned

• Utathya
• Vāmadeva
• Agastya
• Kauśika
• Kardama
• Vālakhilyas
• Viśravā
• Śaktivardhana

Tags

• Rishis
• Genealogy
• Sage lineages
• Puranic catalogues
• Vedic tradition

FAQs

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

This verse does not describe pralaya; it functions as a catalogue of renowned ṛṣis, supporting the Purana’s preservation of sacred lineages and authoritative transmitters of tradition.

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

By naming exemplary sages, the text implicitly upholds the ideal that kings and householders should honor ṛṣis, support learning and austerity, and preserve dharma through patronage of Vedic-Puranic tradition.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No direct Vāstu or iconographic rule is stated here; the ritual takeaway is reverence for rishi-authorities—figures often invoked in rites, recitations, and lineage-based transmissions of mantras and observances.