Shloka 58

Matsya Purana — Paurava Genealogy

Devanagari script

ब्रह्माणं कल्पयामास स वै वाजसनेयकम् स वैशम्पायनेनैव शप्तः किल महर्षिणा //

Transliteration

brahmāṇaṃ kalpayāmāsa sa vai vājasaneyakam sa vaiśampāyanenaiva śaptaḥ kila maharṣiṇā //

Translation

He is said to have composed (or arranged) a sacred Brahmanical teaching in the Vājasaneyī tradition; and indeed, it is told, he was cursed by the great sage Vaiśampāyana.

Word by Word

• brahmāṇam: a Brahmanical sacred teaching / Vedic lore

• kalpayāmāsa: he fashioned, arranged, composed

• sa: he

• vai: indeed

• vājasaneyakam: belonging to Vājasaneya (the White Yajurveda tradition)

• sa: he

• vaiśampāyanena: by Vaiśampāyana

• eva: indeed, certainly

• śaptaḥ: cursed

• kila: it is said, tradition holds

• maharṣiṇā: by the great seer

Speaker

• Sūta (Purāṇic narrator) reporting a traditional account within the Matsya Purana’s narrative flow

Entities Mentioned

• Vājasaneya (White Yajurveda tradition)
• Vaiśampāyana

Tags

• Vedic Tradition
• Rishi Lineage
• Curse Narrative
• Yajurveda
• Purāṇic Itihāsa

FAQs

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

This verse does not address Pralaya; it focuses on Vedic tradition (the Vājasaneyi line) and a rishi-related curse narrative.

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

Indirectly, it underscores the Purāṇic ethic of reverence toward sages and disciplined transmission of sacred learning—values expected of rulers and householders alike.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or temple-architecture rule is stated here; the ritual relevance is the mention of the Vājasaneyi (White Yajurveda) tradition, implying authoritative Vedic recensional transmission.