Shloka 13

Matsya Purana — Origins of Gods and Beings: Daksha’s Progeny

Devanagari script

प्रादात्स दश धर्माय कश्यपाय त्रयोदश सप्तविंशतिं सोमाय चतस्रो ऽरिष्टनेमये //

Transliteration

prādātsa daśa dharmāya kaśyapāya trayodaśa saptaviṃśatiṃ somāya catasro 'riṣṭanemaye //

Translation

He bestowed ten (daughters) upon Dharma, thirteen upon Kaśyapa, twenty-seven upon Soma (the Moon), and four upon Ariṣṭanemi.

Word by Word

• prādāt: bestowed/gave

• daśa: ten

• dharmāya: to Dharma

• kaśyapāya: to Kaśyapa

• trayodaśa: thirteen

• saptaviṃśatim: twenty-seven

• somāya: to Soma (Moon-god)

• catasraḥ: four

• ariṣṭanemaye: to Ariṣṭanemi

Speaker

• Sūta (Purāṇic narrator) describing early genealogical allocations

Entities Mentioned

• Dharma
• Kaśyapa
• Soma (Candra)
• Ariṣṭanemi

Tags

• Genealogy
• Prajāpati lineages
• Creation accounts
• Dharma
• Lunar tradition

FAQs

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

This verse does not describe Pralaya; it supports the creation-era ordering of the cosmos by mapping progeny/lineages through marital allocations to Dharma, Kaśyapa, Soma, and Ariṣṭanemi.

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

Indirectly, it frames dharma through lineage and social continuity: household life and righteous governance are grounded in ordered progeny and sanctioned relationships, a recurring Purāṇic basis for varṇa-āśrama stability.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No direct Vāstu or temple-ritual rule is stated; the main significance is cosmological—especially the twenty-seven given to Soma, commonly understood as the lunar Nakṣatras that structure ritual calendars and timing.