Shloka 45

Matsya Purana — Paurava Genealogy: Bharata

Devanagari script

स तासु जनयामास पुत्रान्वै देववर्चसः तपसो ऽन्ते महातेजा जाता वृद्धस्य धार्मिकाः //

Transliteration

sa tāsu janayāmāsa putrānvai devavarcasaḥ tapaso 'nte mahātejā jātā vṛddhasya dhārmikāḥ //

Translation

He, endowed with divine radiance, begot sons upon those wives. At the culmination of his austerities, righteous children were born to the aged man of great splendor.

Word by Word

• saḥ: he

• tāsu: in/among those (women, wives)

• janayāmāsa: caused to be born, begot

• putrān: sons

• vai: indeed

• deva-varcasaḥ: of divine luster/radiance

• tapasaḥ: of austerity, penance

• ante: at the end, at the culmination

• mahā-tejāḥ: of great brilliance/power

• jātāḥ: were born

• vṛddhasya: of the aged man

• dhārmikāḥ: righteous, dharma-abiding

Speaker

• Sūta (Purāṇic narrator) describing the lineage narrative

Entities Mentioned

• Unnamed aged ascetic/king (lineage figure)
• Sons (putrāḥ)
• Wives/consorts (tāsu)

Tags

• Dynasties
• Genealogy
• Tapas
• Dharma
• Puranic narrative

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss Pralaya; it focuses on lineage continuity—righteous offspring arising after austerity—supporting the Purana’s broader theme of cosmic and social order continuing through dynasties.

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

It frames progeny as aligned with dharma and earned through disciplined life (tapas), implying that household life and succession are ideally grounded in restraint, virtue, and responsibility rather than mere desire.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu/temple rule is stated directly; the ritual implication is the Purāṇic motif that austerity (tapas) sanctifies life-events like begetting heirs, reinforcing a dharmic foundation for social institutions.