Shloka 89

Matsya Purana — Narasimha’s Victory over Hiraṇyakaśipu and the Catalogue of Apocalyptic Omens

Devanagari script

क्रौञ्चः सप्तर्षिशैलश्च धूम्रवर्णश्च पर्वतः एते चान्ये च गिरयो देशा जनपदास्तथा //

Transliteration

krauñcaḥ saptarṣiśailaśca dhūmravarṇaśca parvataḥ ete cānye ca girayo deśā janapadāstathā //

Translation

Krauñca, Saptarṣi-śaila, and the mountain called Dhūmravarṇa—these, and many other mountains, as well as regions and settled countries (janapadas), are thus enumerated.

Word by Word

• क्रौञ्चः (krauñcaḥ): Krauñca (a named mountain)

• सप्तर्षिशैलः (saptarṣiśailaḥ): Saptarṣi Mountain / the mountain of the Seven Sages

• धूम्रवर्णः (dhūmravarṇaḥ): Dhūmravarṇa, ‘smoke-hued’ (a named mountain)

• पर्वतः (parvataḥ): mountain

• एते (ete): these

• च (ca): and

• अन्ये (anye): others

• गिरयः (girayaḥ): mountains

• देशाः (deśāḥ): regions/territories

• जनपदाः (janapadāḥ): kingdoms/countries/settled realms

• तथा knowing/tathā: likewise/so/thus.

Speaker

• Sūta (traditional Purāṇic narrator) relaying the Matsya Purāṇa’s geographic catalogue

Entities Mentioned

• Krauñca (Mountain)
• Saptarṣiśaila (Mountain of the Seven Sages)
• Dhūmravarṇa (Mountain)

Tags

• Sacred Geography
• Jambudvipa
• Mountains
• Janapadas
• Puranic Cosmography

FAQs

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

This verse is not describing pralaya; it belongs to a cosmographic catalogue, naming mountains and inhabited regions as part of the Purāṇic mapping of the world.

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

Indirectly, it frames the idea of janapadas (settled realms) that a king protects and administers; the verse functions as geographic context rather than a direct dharma injunction.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No explicit Vāstu or ritual rule is stated; the significance is contextual—sacred geography (mountains/regions) often anchors pilgrimage networks and regional ritual identity in Purāṇic tradition.