Shloka 72

Matsya Purana — Paurava Genealogy: Bharata

Devanagari script

सार्वभौमेति विख्यातः पृथिव्याम् एकराड् बभौ तस्यान्ववाये महति महापौरवनन्दनः //

Transliteration

sārvabhaumeti vikhyātaḥ pṛthivyām ekarāḍ babhau tasyānvavāye mahati mahāpauravanandanaḥ //

Translation

He became renowned on the earth as “Sārvabhauma,” the sole sovereign ruler; and in his great lineage there was born Mahāpaurava-nandana, a descendant of the Pauravas.

Word by Word

• सार्वभौम-इति: as ‘Sārvabhauma’ (universal monarch)

• विख्यातः: famed, well-known

• पृथिव्याम्: on the earth

• एकराट्: sole king, single sovereign

• बभौ: became, shone forth

• तस्य: of him

• अन्ववाये: in the lineage/descendant line

• महति: great, illustrious

• महापौरवनन्दनः: Mahāpaurava-nandana (a proper name

Speaker

• Suta (narrator) / Purana-narrative voice (genealogical recitation)

Entities Mentioned

• Sarvabhauma
• Mahapauravanandana
• Prithivi
• Paurava lineage

Tags

• Dynasties
• Genealogy
• Kingship
• Chakravartin
• Itihasa-linked lineages

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 genealogical narration, highlighting a universal sovereign and his descendants.

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

By presenting the ideal of an ‘ekarāṭ’ (sole sovereign), it implicitly points to the Puranic model of kingship—stable rule, protection of the earth, and continuity of righteous lineage.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vastu or ritual procedure is stated here; the focus is royal lineage and the fame of a universal monarch.