Shloka 59

Matsya Purana — Paurava Genealogy: Bharata

Devanagari script

विष्वक्सेनस्य पुत्रस्तु उदक्सेनो बभूव ह भल्लाटस्तस्य पुत्रस्तु तस्यासीज्जनमेजयः उग्रायुधेन तस्यार्थे सर्वे नीपाः प्रणाशिताः //

Transliteration

viṣvaksenasya putrastu udakseno babhūva ha bhallāṭastasya putrastu tasyāsījjanamejayaḥ ugrāyudhena tasyārthe sarve nīpāḥ praṇāśitāḥ //

Translation

Viṣvaksena’s son, it is said, was Udaksena. His son was Bhallāṭa, and Bhallāṭa’s son was Janamejaya. For his sake—by the warrior Ugrāyudha—all the Nīpa kings were destroyed.

Word by Word

• विष्वक्सेनस्य (viṣvaksenasya): of Viṣvaksena

• पुत्रः (putraḥ): son

• तु (tu): indeed/and

• उदक्सेनः (udaksenaḥ): Udaksena (proper name)

• बभूव (babhūva): became/was

• ह (ha): indeed (emphatic particle)

• भल्लाटः (bhallāṭaḥ): Bhallāṭa (proper name)

• तस्य (tasya): his/of him

• पुत्रः (putraḥ): son

• तु (tu): and

• तस्य (tasya): of him

• आसीत् (āsīt): was

• जनमेजयः (janamejayaḥ): Janamejaya (proper name)

• उग्रायुधेन (ugrāyudhena): by Ugrāyudha (proper name

• तस्यार्थे (tasyārthe): for his purpose/for his sake

• सर्वे (sarve): all

• नीपाः (nīpāḥ): the Nīpas (a royal clan/dynasty)

• प्रणाशिताः (praṇāśitāḥ): were destroyed/annihilated

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (narrating royal genealogies to Vaivasvata Manu)

Entities Mentioned

• Viṣvaksena
• Udaksena
• Bhallāṭa
• Janamejaya
• Ugrāyudha
• Nīpa dynasty

Tags

• Dynasties
• Genealogy
• Royal lineages
• Kshatriya history
• Puranic chronology

FAQs

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

Nothing directly—this verse is a genealogical notice, listing descendants and a dynastic destruction, not a Pralaya (cosmic dissolution) teaching.

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

Indirectly, it highlights the political stakes of kingship: dynasties rise and fall through alliances and warfare; a king’s dharma includes protecting the realm and avoiding actions that lead to total clan-destruction.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

None is stated here; the verse belongs to vamśa (dynasty) narration rather than Matsya Purana Vastu Shastra tips or temple-building rules.