Shloka 47

Matsya Purana — Paurava Genealogy: Bharata

Devanagari script

मेधातिथिः सुतस्तस्य तस्मात्काण्वायना द्विजाः अजमीढस्य भूमिन्यां जज्ञे बृहदनुर् नृपः //

Transliteration

medhātithiḥ sutastasya tasmātkāṇvāyanā dvijāḥ ajamīḍhasya bhūminyāṃ jajñe bṛhadanur nṛpaḥ //

Translation

Medhātithi was his son; from him arose the Kāṇvāyana brahmins. And from Bhūminī, the wife of King Ajamīḍha, was born the ruler Bṛhadanū.

Word by Word

• medhātithiḥ: Medhātithi (a proper name)

• sutaḥ: son

• tasya: of him

• tasmāt: from him

• kāṇvāyanāḥ: the Kāṇvāyana lineage/descendants of Kaṇva

• dvijāḥ: twice-born (brahmins)

• ajamīḍhasya: of Ajamīḍha (proper name)

• bhūminyām: in/through Bhūminī (proper name, his consort)

• jajñe: was born

• bṛhadanūḥ: Bṛhadanū (proper name)

• nṛpaḥ: king/ruler

Speaker

• Sūta (Purāṇic narrator) conveying the Matsya Purāṇa’s dynastic account (within the Matsya–Manu dialogue framework)

Entities Mentioned

• Medhātithi
• Kāṇvāyana
• Ajamīḍha
• Bhūminī
• Bṛhadanū

Tags

• Dynasties
• Genealogy
• Vamsha
• Kshatriya-Brahmin lineages
• Puranic history

FAQs

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

This verse does not address pralaya; it records lineage—how a brahminical clan (Kāṇvāyana) and a king (Bṛhadanū) arise through succession and birth.

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

Indirectly, it frames dharma through continuity of lineage: kingship and social orders are presented as maintained by legitimate descent, marriage, and acknowledged offspring—key concerns for householders and rulers in Purāṇic ethics.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or ritual procedure is specified here; the verse is purely genealogical, identifying ancestral origins of a brahmin lineage and a royal descendant.