Shloka 95

Matsya Purana — Solar–Lunar Motions

Devanagari script

सुधामा चैव वैराजः कर्दमश्च प्रजापतिः हिरण्यरोमा पर्जन्यः केतुमान्राजसश्च सः //

Transliteration

sudhāmā caiva vairājaḥ kardamaśca prajāpatiḥ hiraṇyaromā parjanyaḥ ketumānrājasaśca saḥ //

Translation

Sudhāmā, Vairāja, and Kardama the Prajāpati; Hiraṇyaromā, Parjanya, Ketumān, and the one named Rājasa—these too are counted among the progenitors.

Word by Word

• सुधामा (Sudhāmā): a progenitor/ancestral name

• चैव (caiva): and also

• वैराजः (Vairājaḥ): Vairāja (name of a progenitor)

• कर्दमः (Kardamaḥ): Kardama (a Prajāpati)

• च (ca): and

• प्रजापतिः (prajāpatiḥ): lord of creatures/progenitor

• हिरण्यरोमा (Hiraṇyaromā): Hiraṇyaromā (name of a progenitor)

• पर्जन्यः (Parjanyaḥ): Parjanya (rain-giver

• केतुमान् (Ketumān): Ketumān (bannered/illustrious

• राजसः (Rājasaḥ): Rājasa (name of a progenitor)

• च (ca): and

• सः (saḥ): he/that one (referring to the named person).

Speaker

• Sūta (narrator) recounting Purāṇic genealogies to the sages (Naimiṣāraṇya frame)

Entities Mentioned

• Sudhāmā
• Vairāja
• Kardama (Prajāpati)
• Hiraṇyaromā
• Parjanya
• Ketumān
• Rājasa
• Prajāpati

Tags

• Genealogies
• Prajapatis
• Creation
• Manvantara
• Puranic catalogues

FAQs

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

It does not describe Pralaya directly; it supports the creation framework by listing Prajāpati-type progenitors who populate and organize living beings across cosmic cycles.

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

Indirectly, it grounds dharma in lineage and continuity: rulers and householders are portrayed in the Purāṇas as preserving progeny, social order, and ritual succession—values mirrored by these named progenitors.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu/temple-building rule appears in this verse; its ritual relevance is mainly genealogical—names of progenitors often function as anchors for gotra, ritual remembrance, and Purāṇic cosmology.