Shloka 11

Matsya Purana — The Attendant Hosts of the Sun and Moon: Monthly Gaṇas

Devanagari script

विश्वावसुसुषेणौ च प्रातश्चैव रथश्च हि प्रम्लोचेत्यप्सराश्चैव निम्रोचन्ती च ते उभे //

Transliteration

viśvāvasusuṣeṇau ca prātaścaiva rathaśca hi pramlocetyapsarāścaiva nimrocantī ca te ubhe //

Translation

And (the Gandharvas) Viśvāvasu and Suṣeṇa; and also Prāta and Ratha indeed. And the Apsarases are named Pramlocā, and also Nimrocantī—these two being the pair mentioned.

Word by Word

• विश्वावसु (Viśvāvasu): a famed Gandharva

• सुषेणौ (Suṣeṇa): a Gandharva named Suṣeṇa

• च (ca): and

• प्रातः (Prātaḥ/Prāta): a (Gandharva) name

• एव (eva): also/indeed

• रथः (Ratha): a (Gandharva) name

• हि (hi): indeed

• प्रम्लोचा (Pramlocā): an Apsaras (celestial nymph)

• इति (iti): thus/named

• अप्सराः (apsarāḥ): Apsarases/celestial nymphs

• निम्रोचन्ती (Nimrocantī): an Apsaras named Nimrocantī

• ते (te): they

• उभे (ubhe): the two (feminine pair)

Speaker

• Suta (narrator) describing traditional lists within the Matsya Purana

Entities Mentioned

• Viśvāvasu
• Suṣeṇa
• Prāta
• Ratha
• Pramlocā
• Nimrocantī
• Gandharvas
• Apsarases

Tags

• Gandharva
• Apsaras
• Puranic Genealogy
• Celestial Beings
• Matsya Purana Lists

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss Pralaya; it functions as a catalog of celestial beings (Gandharvas and Apsarases) preserved in Purāṇic tradition.

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

Indirectly, such enumerations support Purāṇic education (itihāsa-purāṇa learning) expected in royal courts and learned households, but the verse itself gives names rather than ethical injunctions.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or ritual procedure is stated here; the verse is primarily on mythic-cosmological personnel (Gandharvas/Apsarases) rather than temple-building or rites.