Shloka 45

Matsya Purana — Paurava Genealogy

Devanagari script

तस्यां देवव्रतं नाम कुमारं जनयद्विभुः काली विचित्रवीर्यं तु दाशेयी जनयत्सुतम् //

Transliteration

tasyāṃ devavrataṃ nāma kumāraṃ janayadvibhuḥ kālī vicitravīryaṃ tu dāśeyī janayatsutam //

Translation

In her, the mighty one begot a son named Devavrata; and Kālī, the fisherwoman (Dāśeyī), bore a son—Vichitravīrya.

Word by Word

• तस्याम् (tasyām): in her

• देवव्रतम् (devavratam): Devavrata (name of Bhīṣma)

• नाम (nāma): named

• कुमारम् (kumāram): a son, a prince

• जनयत् (janayat): begot/caused to be born

• विभुः (vibhuḥ): the mighty one, the powerful lord (father/king)

• काली (kālī): Kālī (name of Satyavatī)

• विचित्रवीर्यम् (vicitravīryam): Vichitravīrya (name)

• तु (tu): and/indeed

• दाशेयी (dāśeyī): fisherwoman, daughter of a fisherman

• जनयत् (janayat): bore/gave birth to

• सुतम् (sutam): a son

Speaker

• Suta/Narrator (Puranic narrator describing the Kuru genealogy)

Entities Mentioned

• Devavrata (Bhishma)
• Kali (Satyavati)
• Vichitravirya
• Daseyi (fisherwoman lineage)

Tags

• Dynasties
• Genealogy
• Kuru lineage
• Mahabharata background
• Puranic history

FAQs

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

Nothing directly—this verse is genealogical, recording royal births in the Kuru line rather than cosmology or pralaya.

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

It underscores dynastic continuity and legitimate succession—key concerns of rajadharma—by naming heirs born to royal and socially distinct lineages within the Kuru narrative.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

None explicitly; the verse focuses on lineage (vamsha) and births, not on Vastu Shastra, temple rules, or ritual procedure.