Shloka 17

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

Devanagari script

विश्वे देवास्तु विश्वायाः साध्या साध्यानजीजनत् मरुत्वत्यां मरुत्वन्तो वसोस् तु वसवस्तथा //

Transliteration

viśve devāstu viśvāyāḥ sādhyā sādhyānajījanat marutvatyāṃ marutvanto vasos tu vasavastathā //

Translation

From Viśvā were born the Viśvedevas; from Sādhyā were brought forth the Sādhyas. From Marutvatī came the Maruts, and from Vasū likewise arose the Vasus.

Word by Word

विश्वायाःfrom (the mother) Viśvā

विश्वे देवाःthe Viśvedevas (a class of gods)

तुand/indeed

साध्या(from the mother) Sādhyā

साध्यान्the Sādhyas (a class of gods)

अजीजनत्generated/brought forth

मरुत्वत्याम्from (the mother) Marutvatī

मरुत्वन्तःthe Maruts (storm-gods)

वसोःfrom (the mother) Vasū

तुand/indeed

वसवःthe Vasus (a class of gods)

तथाlikewise/so too

Speaker

Sūta (narrating the Matsya Purana’s creation account)

Entities Mentioned

ViśvedevasSādhyasMarutsVasusViśvāSādhyāMarutvatīVasū

FAQs

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

This verse is a sarga (creation) detail: it lists the birth-origins of specific divine groups (Viśvedevas, Sādhyas, Maruts, Vasus) from their respective मातृ-देवताः (maternal progenitors), rather than describing pralaya.

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

Indirectly, it supports dharma through cosmological order: knowing the divine classes and their lineages frames ritual propriety (which deities are invoked in offerings), helping householders and rulers perform sanctioned rites aligned with Purāṇic tradition.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Ritually, these deva-groups are commonly invoked in Vedic-Purāṇic ceremonies (offerings to classes like the Viśvedevas and Vasus). The verse itself does not give Vāstu rules, but it informs which deity-groups may be propitiated in consecrations and homa contexts.