Shloka 6

Matsya Purana — Paurava Genealogy: Bharata

Devanagari script

धर्मेयुः संनतेयुश्च पुण्येयुश्चेति ते दश औचेयोर्ज्वलना नाम भार्या वै तक्षकात्मजा //

Transliteration

dharmeyuḥ saṃnateyuśca puṇyeyuśceti te daśa auceyorjvalanā nāma bhāryā vai takṣakātmajā //

Translation

Dharmeyu, Saṃnateyu, and Puṇyeyu—these (among them) are the ten (sons). Auceya’s wife was named Jvalanā, and she was the daughter of Takṣaka.

Word by Word

• धर्मेयुः: Dharmeyu (a personal name)

• संनतेयुः: Saṃnateyu (a personal name)

• च: and

• पुण्येयुः: Puṇyeyu (a personal name)

• इति: thus

• ते: they

• दश: ten

• औचेयोः: of Auceya (descendant/line of Ucya

• ज्वलना: Jvalanā (proper name)

• नाम: named

• भार्या: wife

• वै: indeed

• तक्षकात्मजा: daughter of Takṣaka (the Nāga king)

Speaker

• Sūta (Purāṇic narrator) relaying the Matsya Purāṇa’s genealogical account

Entities Mentioned

• Dharmeyu
• Saṃnateyu
• Puṇyeyu
• Auceya
• Jvalanā
• Takṣaka

Tags

• Ancient Indian genealogy
• Nāga lineage
• Puranic dynasties
• Matsya Purana genealogies
• Itihāsa-Purāṇa lists

FAQs

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

This verse does not address Pralaya; it functions as a genealogical note, identifying descendants and marital linkage to the Nāga king Takṣaka.

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

Indirectly, it supports the Purāṇic ideal of preserving lineage memory (vaṃśa-smṛti): kings and householders are portrayed as maintaining social order through legitimate descent, alliances, and recorded succession.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or ritual procedure is stated here; the significance is primarily genealogical—mapping relationships that later Purāṇic sections may connect to rites, royal legitimacy, or sacred histories.