Shloka 22

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

Devanagari script

काद्रवेयौ तथा नागौ कम्बलाश्वतरावुभौ गन्धर्वौ धृतराष्ट्रश्च सूर्यवर्चाश्च तावुभौ //

Transliteration

kādraveyau tathā nāgau kambalāśvatarāvubhau gandharvau dhṛtarāṣṭraśca sūryavarcāśca tāvubhau //

Translation

Likewise, the two Kādraveya Nāgas—Kambala and Aśvatara—are named; and among the Gandharvas, the two are Dhṛtarāṣṭra and Sūryavarcā.

Word by Word

• काद्रवेयौ (kādraveyau): the two Kādraveyas, descendants of Kadru (a class of Nāgas)

• तथा (tathā): likewise/also

• नागौ (nāgau): the two Nāgas/serpents

• कम्बल (kambala): Kambala (a Nāga name)

• अश्वतरौ (aśvatarau): Aśvatara (a Nāga name)

• उभौ (ubhau): both/two

• गन्धर्वौ (gandharvau): the two Gandharvas (celestial musicians)

• धृतराष्ट्रः (dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ): Dhṛtarāṣṭra (a Gandharva name)

• च (ca): and

• सूर्यवर्चाः (sūryavarcāḥ): Sūryavarcā (a Gandharva name)

• तौ (tau): those two

• उभौ (ubhau): both.

Speaker

• Sūta (narrator) reporting the Matsya Purāṇa’s list of beings (genealogical/catalogue style passage)

Entities Mentioned

• Kadru
• Kādraveya Nāgas
• Kambala
• Aśvatara
• Gandharvas
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra (Gandharva)
• Sūryavarcā

Tags

• Genealogies
• Nāgas
• Gandharvas
• Puranic cosmology
• Classes of beings

FAQs

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

This verse is not a Pralaya teaching; it functions as a cosmological catalogue, naming specific Nāgas and Gandharvas as part of the ordered population of the universe.

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

Indirectly, such catalogues support Purāṇic education: a king or householder is encouraged to learn sacred lineages and cosmic orders (itihāsa–purāṇa knowledge) as part of dharma and cultural memory.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or ritual procedure is specified here; the verse is primarily nominative, preserving traditional names within Purāṇic cosmology rather than giving temple-building or rite instructions.