Shloka 37

Matsya Purana — Paurava Genealogy: Bharata

Devanagari script

गुरुधी रन्तिदेवश्च सत्कृत्यां ताव् उभौ स्मृतौ गर्गस्य चैव दायादः शिबिर्विद्वानजायत //

Transliteration

gurudhī rantidevaśca satkṛtyāṃ tāv ubhau smṛtau gargasya caiva dāyādaḥ śibirvidvānajāyata //

Translation

Gurudhī and Rantideva are remembered as two men renowned for true hospitality and honorable reception of guests. And from Garga’s line there was born the wise king Śibi, his rightful heir.

Word by Word

• गुरुधी (gurudhī): Gurudhī (a person/king)

• रन्तिदेवः (rantidevaḥ): Rantideva (a famed righteous king)

• च (ca): and

• सत्कृत्याम् (satkṛtyām): in honoring/receiving (guests) with respect, in hospitality

• तौ (tau): those two

• उभौ (ubhau): both

• स्मृतौ (smṛtau): are remembered/are recorded in tradition

• गर्गस्य (gargasya): of Garga

• च एव (ca eva): and indeed

• दायादः (dāyādaḥ): heir/descendant/legitimate successor

• शिबिः (śibiḥ): Śibi (king Śibi)

• विद्वान् (vidvān): wise/learned

• अजायत (ajāyata): was born/was produced

Speaker

• Suta (narrator) recounting the Matsya Purana’s dynastic tradition (vamsha narration)

Entities Mentioned

• Gurudhī
• Rantideva
• Garga
• Śibi

Tags

• Dynasties
• Genealogy
• Kingship
• Dharma
• Atithi-seva

FAQs

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

Nothing directly—this verse is genealogical and ethical, preserving memory of exemplary kings and heirs rather than describing cosmic creation or pralaya.

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

It upholds satkṛti/atithi-sevā (honoring guests) as a hallmark of dharma: rulers and householders gain lasting repute by respectful hospitality and righteous conduct, exemplified here by Gurudhī and Rantideva.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No explicit Vastu or temple-ritual rule appears here; the ritual-ethical takeaway is the virtue of proper reception (satkṛti) as part of dharmic social practice.