Shloka 24

Matsya Purana — Paurava Genealogy: Bharata

Devanagari script

ततः कामं संनिवर्त्य तस्यानन्दाद्बृहस्पतेः तद्रेतस्त्वपतद्भूमौ निवृत्तं शिशुको ऽभवत् //

Transliteration

tataḥ kāmaṃ saṃnivartya tasyānandādbṛhaspateḥ tadretastvapatadbhūmau nivṛttaṃ śiśuko 'bhavat //

Translation

Then, restraining desire, from Bṛhaspati’s surge of bliss his semen fell upon the earth; when it had come to rest, it became (manifest as) the child named Śiśuka.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then/thereupon

• kāmam: desire/passion

• saṃnivartya: restraining/withdrawing

• tasya: of him

• ānandāt: from bliss/rapture

• bṛhaspateḥ: of Bṛhaspati

• tad-retas: that semen/seed

• tu: indeed/and

• apatat: fell

• bhūmau: on the earth/ground

• nivṛttam: having ceased/settled/come to rest

• śiśukaḥ: Śiśuka (name of the child

• abhavat: became/arose/was born.

Speaker

• Sūta (Purāṇic narrator) describing the event within the ongoing Matsya Purana narrative

Entities Mentioned

• Bṛhaspati
• Śiśuka
• Bhūmi (Earth)

Tags

• Ṛṣi-legend
• Birth-narrative
• Brahmanical-myth
• Self-restraint
• Genealogy

FAQs

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

This verse is not a Pralaya (cosmic dissolution) passage; it is a micro-creation motif—life arising from a rishi’s seed—used to explain a lineage or a named figure’s origin.

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

The key ethical signal is kāma-saṃnivṛtti (restraint of desire): the text frames self-control as a stabilizing virtue, aligning with Purāṇic dharma ideals for householders and rulers who must govern impulses and act with discipline.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or temple-architecture rule is stated here; the verse is genealogical-mythic, focusing on the origin of Śiśuka rather than ritual procedure or construction guidelines.