Shloka 3

Matsya Purana — Planetary Chariots

Devanagari script

श्वेतश्च हरितश्चैव पृषतो वृष्णिरेव च दशभिस्तु महाभागैर् उत्तमैर्वातसम्भवैः //

Transliteration

śvetaśca haritaścaiva pṛṣato vṛṣṇireva ca daśabhistu mahābhāgair uttamairvātasambhavaiḥ //

Translation

Śveta and Harita, Pṛṣata and Vṛṣṇi as well—together with ten highly fortunate and excellent ones, born of Vāta (Vāyu).

Word by Word

• śvetaḥ: Śveta (a proper name

• haritaḥ: Harita (proper name

• ca: and

• eva: indeed/also

• pṛṣataḥ: Pṛṣata (proper name)

• vṛṣṇiḥ: Vṛṣṇi (proper name

• eva ca: and also

• daśabhiḥ: with ten

• tu: moreover

• mahābhāgaiḥ: very fortunate/noble

• uttamaiḥ: excellent, foremost

• vātasambhavaiḥ: born from Vāta/Vāyu (wind-god lineage/parentage).

Speaker

• Sūta (narrator) recounting the Matsya Purana’s genealogical tradition (likely in a discourse frame to sages)

Entities Mentioned

• Śveta
• Harita
• Pṛṣata
• Vṛṣṇi
• Vāta (Vāyu)

Tags

• Dynasties
• Genealogy
• Vṛṣṇi lineage
• Puranic history
• Vāyu ancestry

FAQs

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

This verse is not about Pralaya; it is a genealogical listing of named figures and their origin, emphasizing lineage rather than cosmology.

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

Indirectly, it supports the Purāṇic ideal that kingship and social order rest on remembered lineages (vaṃśa), legitimizing dharma through ancestral continuity.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or ritual procedure is taught in this verse; its technical focus is on names and descent (vātasambhava—‘born of Vāyu/Vāta’).