Shloka 7

Matsya Purana — Paurava Genealogy

Devanagari script

विन्ध्याश्वान्मिथुनं जज्ञे मेनकायामिति श्रुतिः दिवोदासश्च राजर्षिर् अहल्या च यशस्विनी //

Transliteration

vindhyāśvānmithunaṃ jajñe menakāyāmiti śrutiḥ divodāsaśca rājarṣir ahalyā ca yaśasvinī //

Translation

From Vindhyāśva a pair of children was born in Menakā—so the tradition reports: the royal sage Divodāsa, and the illustrious Ahalyā.

Word by Word

• विन्ध्याश्वात् (vindhyāśvāt): from Vindhyāśva

• मिथुनम् (mithunam): a pair, male-and-female offspring

• जज्ञे (jajñe): was born

• मेनकायाम् (menakāyām): in/through Menakā

• इति (iti): thus

• श्रुतिः (śrutiḥ): heard tradition, report

• दिवोदासः (divodāsaḥ): Divodāsa (name of a king)

• च (ca): and

• राजर्षिः (rājarṣiḥ): royal sage (a king with rishi-like stature)

• अहल्या (ahalyā): Ahalyā (name of a renowned woman)

• च (ca): and

• यशस्विनी (yaśasvinī): famous, illustrious.

Speaker

• Sūta (Paurāṇika narrator) conveying received tradition within the Matsya Purana’s lineage account

Entities Mentioned

• Vindhyāśva
• Menakā
• Divodāsa
• Ahalyā

Tags

• Dynasties
• Genealogy
• Vamsha
• Royal Sages
• Puranic Tradition

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss Pralaya; it records a genealogical detail—birth of Divodāsa and Ahalyā—within the Matsya Purana’s lineage narration.

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

By calling Divodāsa a rājarṣi, the verse signals the Purāṇic ideal of kingship: a ruler who governs with dharma and rishi-like restraint—an ethical model implied through lineage praise rather than explicit rules here.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu, temple-building, or ritual procedure is stated in this verse; its function is genealogical (vamśa) documentation.