Shloka 7

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Devanagari script

भविष्यति च तत्रैव पञ्चविंशतिमं यदा कृतं नाम युगं तत्र हैहयान्वयवर्धनः भविता नृपतिर्वीरः कृतवीर्यः प्रतापवान् //

Transliteration

bhaviṣyati ca tatraiva pañcaviṃśatimaṃ yadā kṛtaṃ nāma yugaṃ tatra haihayānvayavardhanaḥ bhavitā nṛpatirvīraḥ kṛtavīryaḥ pratāpavān //

Translation

And there itself, when the twenty-fifth age called the Kṛta Yuga arrives, there will be born a heroic king—Kṛtavīrya, mighty in splendour—who will expand the lineage of the Haihayas.

Word by Word

• bhaviṣyati: will come to pass/will be

• ca: and

• tatra eva: there itself/in that very place

• pañcaviṃśatimam: the twenty-fifth

• yadā: when

• kṛtam nāma: named ‘Kṛta’

• yugam: age/epoch

• tatra: there

• haihaya-anvaya-vardhanaḥ: increaser of the Haihaya lineage

• bhavitā: will be/will become

• nṛpatiḥ: king

• vīraḥ: heroic

• kṛtavīryaḥ: Kṛtavīrya (proper name)

• pratāpavān: possessed of prowess/splendour

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (teaching Vaivasvata Manu)

Entities Mentioned

• Kṛtavīrya
• Haihaya dynasty
• Kṛta Yuga

Tags

• Dynasties
• Genealogy
• Prophecy
• Kṛta Yuga
• Haihaya

FAQs

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

This verse does not describe Pralaya; it is a prophetic-chronological note about the appearance of King Kṛtavīrya in a specified Kṛta Yuga cycle and the expansion of the Haihaya line.

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

Indirectly, it frames kingship as a dharmic institution across Yugas: a ‘vīra’ and ‘pratāpavān’ ruler is presented as one who strengthens and stabilizes a lineage—an ideal connected to rajadharma (protecting order and continuity).

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu, temple-building, or ritual procedure is mentioned in this verse; its focus is dynastic prophecy and Yuga-based chronology.