Shloka 8

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

Devanagari script

हर्यश्वेषु प्रनष्टेषु पुनर्दक्षः प्रजापतिः वैरिण्यामेव पुत्राणां सहस्रमसृजत्प्रभुः //

Transliteration

haryaśveṣu pranaṣṭeṣu punardakṣaḥ prajāpatiḥ vairiṇyāmeva putrāṇāṃ sahasramasṛjatprabhuḥ //

Translation

When the Haryaśvas had perished, Dakṣa—the Lordly Prajāpati—once again begot, through Vairiṇī, a thousand sons.

Word by Word

• हर्यश्वेषु (haryaśveṣu): among the Haryaśvas

• प्रनष्टेषु (pranaṣṭeṣu): having been lost/perished

• पुनर् (punar): again

• दक्षः (dakṣaḥ): Dakṣa

• प्रजापतिः (prajāpatiḥ): the progenitor lord (Prajāpati)

• वैरिण्याम् (vairiṇyām): in/through Vairiṇī (his consort)

• एव (eva): indeed/only

• पुत्राणाम् (putrāṇām): of sons

• सहस्रम् (sahasram): a thousand

• असृजत् (asṛjat): he produced/created/begot

• प्रभुः (prabhuḥ): the lord, the powerful one.

Speaker

• Suta (Purāṇic narrator) describing the genealogy within the Matsya Purana’s creation account

Entities Mentioned

• Daksha
• Prajapati
• Haryashvas
• Vairini

Tags

• Ancient Indian genealogy
• Prajapati Daksha
• Creation accounts
• Puranic lineages
• Progeny narrative

FAQs

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

It reflects continuation of creation after a setback: when a prior group of progeny (the Haryaśvas) are ‘lost,’ Dakṣa renews generation by producing another thousand sons.

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

Indirectly, it highlights the Purāṇic ideal of sustaining lineage and social continuity—an echo of the householder’s role in supporting progeny and order (pravṛtti), though the verse itself is primarily genealogical.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

None is explicit in this śloka; it belongs to the genealogy/creation thread rather than Matsya Purana Vastu Shastra tips or temple-building rules.