Shloka 38

Matsya Purana — Origin of Soma

Devanagari script

सहैव जग्मुश्च गणेशकाद्या विंशच्चतुःषष्टिगणास्त्रयुक्ताः यक्षेश्वरः कोटिशतैर् अनेकैर् युतो ऽन्वगात् स्यन्दनसंस्थितानाम् //

Transliteration

sahaiva jagmuśca gaṇeśakādyā viṃśaccatuḥṣaṣṭigaṇāstrayuktāḥ yakṣeśvaraḥ koṭiśatair anekair yuto 'nvagāt syandanasaṃsthitānām //

Translation

Along with them went Gaṇeśa and the other gaṇas—twenty-four and sixty-four in number—equipped with weapons. The Lord of the Yakṣas, attended by many hundreds of crores (vast multitudes), followed behind those who were stationed upon chariots.

Word by Word

• सहैव: together indeed

• जग्मुः: went

• च: and

• गणेशकाद्याः: Gaṇeśa and the others (beginning with Gaṇeśa)

• विंशत्-चतुःषष्टि: twenty and sixty-four (i.e., 84)

• गणाः: attendant troops/companies

• अस्त्रयुक्ताः: furnished with weapons

• यक्षेश्वरः: the Lord of Yakṣas (Kubera)

• कोटिशतैः: with hundreds of crores (innumerable hosts)

• अनेकैः: many

• युतः: accompanied/attended

• अन्वगात्: followed after

• स्यन्दनसंस्थितानाम्: of those positioned/standing on chariots

Speaker

• Sūta (narrative voice) describing the procession of divine beings

Entities Mentioned

• Gaṇeśa
• Gaṇas
• Yakṣeśvara (Kubera)
• Yakṣas
• Chariots (Syandana)

Tags

• Divine hosts
• Mythic procession
• Gaṇeśa
• Kubera
• Puranic cosmology

FAQs

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

This verse does not describe pralaya; it depicts a martial procession of divine attendants (gaṇas) and Yakṣas accompanying a chariot-borne host, emphasizing cosmic order through organized divine forces rather than dissolution.

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

Indirectly, it models disciplined organization: leaders are followed by well-armed, ordered companies. In Purāṇic ethics, such imagery supports the ideal of a ruler maintaining structured forces and proper hierarchy to protect dharma.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No explicit Vāstu or ritual procedure is stated; the key technical note is the term syandana (chariot), a common Purāṇic symbol of royal/divine movement and ceremonial procession.