Shloka 44

Matsya Purana — Paurava Genealogy: Bharata

Devanagari script

अजमीढस्य पत्न्यस्तु तिस्रः कुरुकुलोद्वहाः नीलिनी धूमिनी चैव केशिनी चैव विश्रुता //

Transliteration

ajamīḍhasya patnyastu tisraḥ kurukulodvahāḥ nīlinī dhūminī caiva keśinī caiva viśrutā //

Translation

Ajamīḍha, the eminent scion of the Kuru dynasty, had three wives—renowned as Nīlinī, Dhūminī, and Keśinī.

Word by Word

• अजमीढस्य (ajamīḍhasya): of Ajamīḍha

• पत्न्यः (patnyaḥ): wives

• तु (tu): indeed/and

• तिस्रः (tisraḥ): three

• कुरुकुलोद्वहाः (kurukulodvahāḥ): eminent bearer/scion of the Kuru lineage

• नीलिनी (nīlinī): Nīlinī (proper name)

• धूमिनी (dhūminī): Dhūminī (proper name)

• च एव (caiva): and indeed

• केशिनी (keśinī): Keśinī (proper name)

• विश्रुता (viśrutā): renowned/famous.

Speaker

• Suta (Pauranic narrator) continuing the dynastic account (vamsha-kathana)

Entities Mentioned

• Ajamīḍha
• Kuru dynasty
• Nīlinī
• Dhūminī
• Keśinī

Tags

• Dynasties
• Genealogy
• Kuru lineage
• Puranic history
• Vamsha

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss Pralaya; it belongs to the Matsya Purana’s dynastic (vamsha) narration, listing Ajamīḍha’s three wives within the Kuru lineage.

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

Indirectly, it supports the Purana’s model of dharmic social order by preserving royal genealogy—marriage alliances and legitimate succession were central to a king’s duty of maintaining lineage continuity and stability in the realm.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vastu, temple-building, or ritual procedure is stated in this verse; its focus is purely genealogical, naming the spouses connected to the Kuru dynastic record.