Shloka 20

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

Devanagari script

विद्युत्सूर्यश्च तावुग्रौ यातुधानौ तु तौ स्मृतौ सहे चैव सहस्ये च वसन्त्येते दिवाकरे //

Transliteration

vidyutsūryaśca tāvugrau yātudhānau tu tau smṛtau sahe caiva sahasye ca vasantyete divākare //

Translation

Vidyutsūrya and (another named) Sūrya—those two are remembered as fierce yātudhānas (demonic beings). They dwell in the Sun during the months of Sahā and Sahasya.

Word by Word

• विद्युत्सूर्यः (vidyutsūryaḥ): Vidyutsūrya (a named being/personification)

• च (ca): and

• तौ (tau): those two

• उग्रौ (ugrau): fierce, formidable

• यातुधानौ (yātudhānau): yātudhānas, destructive/demonic beings

• तु (tu): indeed

• तौ (tau): those two

• स्मृतौ (smṛtau): are remembered/are said to be

• सहे (sahe): in the month Sahā

• च एव (ca eva): and also

• सहस्ये (sahasye): in the month Sahasya

• च (ca): and

• वसन्ति (vasanti): they dwell/abide

• एते (ete): these

• दिवाकरे (divākare): in the Sun (lit. the day-maker).

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (teaching Vaivasvata Manu)

Entities Mentioned

• Vidyutsūrya
• Divākara (Sun/Sūrya)
• Yātudhāna
• Sahā (solar month)
• Sahasya (solar month)

Tags

• Matsya Purana cosmology
• Solar months
• Jyotisha
• Time cycle
• Puranic astronomy

FAQs

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

This verse is not about Pralaya; it belongs to cosmological time-keeping, describing specific beings (yātudhānas) associated with the Sun during particular solar months.

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

Indirectly, it supports dharma through correct calendrical knowledge—knowing the solar months and their cosmic associations helps a king or householder time rituals, vows, and public ceremonies according to the sacred calendar.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu rule is stated here; the ritual takeaway is calendrical—Sahā and Sahasya are highlighted as months whose solar association is described, useful for scheduling saṃskāras and observances in a Jyotiṣa-informed way.