Shloka 28

Matsya Purana — Paurava Genealogy: Bharata

Devanagari script

यदा स यजमानस्तु पुत्रं नासादयत्प्रभुः ततः क्रतुं मरुत्सोमं पुत्रार्थे समुपाहरत् //

Transliteration

yadā sa yajamānastu putraṃ nāsādayatprabhuḥ tataḥ kratuṃ marutsomaṃ putrārthe samupāharat //

Translation

When that eminent sacrificer did not obtain a son, he then undertook the Marutsoma kratu, performing it with the aim of begetting a putra (son).

Word by Word

• yadā: when

• saḥ: he

• yajamānaḥ: the sacrificer/patron of the rite

• tu: indeed

• putram: a son

• na: not

• āsādayat: obtained/attained

• prabhuḥ: the capable/illustrious one

• tataḥ: then/thereupon

• kratum: a sacrificial rite (kratu)

• marut-somam: the Marutsoma sacrifice (a Soma rite associated with the Maruts)

• putra-arthe: for the sake of a son/progeny

• samupāharat: undertook/arranged/performed (set in motion).

Speaker

• Suta (narrator), within the ongoing Matsya Purana narration

Entities Mentioned

• yajamāna
• Maruts
• Soma

Tags

• Vedic ritual
• Putra-artha
• Soma Yajna
• Householder Dharma
• Progeny rites

FAQs

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

This verse does not describe pralaya; it focuses on a pragmatic dharmic response—undertaking a specific Soma-rite (Marutsoma) to obtain progeny and sustain lineage.

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

It frames progeny as a legitimate household aim (putrārtha) and presents Vedic sacrifice as a sanctioned means for a yajamāna—whether a king or householder—to pursue lineage-continuity within dharma.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The significance is ritual: it names the Marutsoma kratu, a Soma-sacrifice, indicating that specific, named rites were prescribed for specific aims (here, begetting a son).