Shloka 31

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

Devanagari script

एतेषां मानसानां तु त्रिशूलवरधारिणाम् कोटयश्चतुरशीतिस् तत्पुत्राश् चाक्षया मताः //

Transliteration

eteṣāṃ mānasānāṃ tu triśūlavaradhāriṇām koṭayaścaturaśītis tatputrāś cākṣayā matāḥ //

Translation

Of these mind-born beings—bearers of the trident and the boon—there are said to be eighty-four crores (koṭis); and their sons, too, are regarded as imperishable, inexhaustible in number.

Word by Word

• eteṣām: of these

• mānasānām: of the mind-born (mentally created beings)

• tu: indeed/and

• triśūla-vara-dhāriṇām: of those who bear the trident and a boon (or boon-bestowing power)

• koṭayaḥ: crores (ten-millions)

• caturaśītiḥ: eighty-four

• tat-putrāḥ: their sons/offspring

• ca: and

• akṣayāḥ: imperishable/inexhaustible

• matāḥ: are considered/are held to be

Speaker

• Suta (Purana-narrator) conveying the Matsya Purana’s genealogical-cosmic enumeration

Entities Mentioned

• Manasa beings (mind-born beings)
• Trishula (trident)
• Rudra-associated hosts (implied)

Tags

• Genealogies
• Cosmology
• Rudra hosts
• Mind-born creation
• Puranic numbers

FAQs

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

It emphasizes expansive creation through mind-born hosts and their inexhaustible progeny—typical of cyclical cosmology where such beings reappear across cosmic cycles rather than being permanently destroyed.

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

Indirectly, it frames society within a vast cosmic order; kings and householders are urged elsewhere in the Matsya Purana to uphold dharma as part of sustaining this divinely ordered creation.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No direct Vastu or ritual procedure is stated; the verse is primarily a cosmological enumeration, though “trident-bearers” can inform iconographic identification in ritual and temple imagery.