Shloka 27
Matsya Purana — Origins of Gods and Beings: Daksha’s Progeny
अपत्यं कृत्तिकानां तु कार्त्तिकेयस् ततः स्मृतः प्रत्यूषस ऋषिः पुत्रो विभुर् नाम्नाथ देवलः विश्वकर्मा प्रभासस्य पुत्रः शिल्पी प्रजापतिः //
apatyaṃ kṛttikānāṃ tu kārttikeyas tataḥ smṛtaḥ pratyūṣasa ṛṣiḥ putro vibhur nāmnātha devalaḥ viśvakarmā prabhāsasya putraḥ śilpī prajāpatiḥ //
The offspring of the Kṛttikās is remembered as Kārttikeya. Pratyūṣa had a son, the ṛṣi Vibhu, also known as Devala. Viśvakarmā—Prajāpati, the divine artisan—was the son of Prabhāsa.
FAQs
This verse is genealogical rather than pralaya-focused; it preserves remembered lineages (smṛti) by naming divine and rishi progeny such as Kārttikeya and Viśvakarmā.
Indirectly, it supports dharma through lineage-memory: kings and householders are urged in Purāṇic tradition to honor devas, rishis, and ancestral lines—maintaining śraddhā, ritual offerings, and social order grounded in recognized genealogies.
By identifying Viśvakarmā as a śilpī Prajāpati (divine craftsman-progenitor), the verse underpins later Vāstu/temple-building authority in the Purāṇas, where Viśvakarmā is treated as the archetypal source of sacred architecture and icon-making.