Shloka 84

Matsya Purana — Paurava Genealogy

Devanagari script

मेधावी तस्य दायादो भविष्यति न संशयः मेधाविनः सुतश्चापि भविष्यति पुरंजयः //

Transliteration

medhāvī tasya dāyādo bhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ medhāvinaḥ sutaścāpi bhaviṣyati puraṃjayaḥ //

Translation

Medhāvī will be his heir—of this there is no doubt. And Medhāvī’s son, too, will be Puramjaya.

Word by Word

• medhāvī: Medhāvī (a proper name

• tasya: of him / his

• dāyādaḥ: heir, successor

• bhaviṣyati: will be

• na: not

• saṃśayaḥ: doubt

• medhāvinaḥ: of Medhāvī

• sutaḥ: son

• ca: and

• api: also

• bhaviṣyati: will be

• puraṃjayaḥ: Puramjaya (proper name

Speaker

• Sūta (narrator) relaying the Matsya Purāṇa’s dynastic account (traditional purāṇic narration)

Entities Mentioned

• Medhāvī
• Puramjaya

Tags

• Dynasties
• Genealogy
• Royal succession
• Puranic history
• Vaṃśa

FAQs

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

Nothing directly—this verse is genealogical, focusing on succession (who becomes heir and who follows), not cosmology or pralaya.

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

It frames kingship as an inherited responsibility: the emphasis on a clear heir supports continuity of rule, stability of dharma, and orderly transmission of royal duty across generations.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No explicit Vāstu, temple-building, or ritual procedure is stated here; the verse functions as a lineage note within the Matsya Purāṇa’s dynastic narrative.