Shloka 67

Matsya Purana — The Gods Seek Śiva’s Refuge: The Cosmic Chariot Prepared for the Burning of T...

Devanagari script

भृगुर्भरद्वाजवसिष्ठगौतमाः क्रतुः पुलस्त्यः पुलहस्तपोधनाः मरीचिरत्रिर्भगवानथाङ्गिराः पराशरागस्त्यमुखा महर्षयः //

Transliteration

bhṛgurbharadvājavasiṣṭhagautamāḥ kratuḥ pulastyaḥ pulahastapodhanāḥ marīciratrirbhagavānathāṅgirāḥ parāśarāgastyamukhā maharṣayaḥ //

Translation

The Maharṣis are: Bhṛgu, Bharadvāja, Vasiṣṭha, and Gautama; Kratu, Pulastya, Pulaha, and the sage Stabdhāna; Marīci, Atri, the venerable Aṅgiras; and the great seers led by Parāśara and Agastya—these are the Maharṣis.

Word by Word

• भृगुः: Bhṛgu (a great sage)

• भरद्वाजः: Bharadvāja (a great sage)

• वसिष्ठः: Vasiṣṭha (a great sage)

• गौतमाः: Gautama (a great sage)

• क्रतुः: Kratu (a Prajāpati/sage)

• पुलस्त्यः: Pulastya (a Prajāpati/sage)

• पुलहः: Pulaha (a Prajāpati/sage)

• स्तपोधनाः: Stabdhāna (a sage

• मरीचिः: Marīci (a Prajāpati/sage)

• अत्रिः: Atri (a great sage)

• भगवान्: the venerable/revered one (honorific for a rishi in the list)

• अथ: and/then

• अङ्गिराः: Aṅgiras (a great sage)

• पराशरः: Parāśara (a great sage)

• अगस्त्यः: Agastya (a great sage)

• मुखाः: headed by/led by

• महर्षयः: great seers

Speaker

• Suta (Paurāṇika narrator) describing the rishi tradition (contextual attribution within the Matsya Purana’s discourse)

Entities Mentioned

• Bhṛgu
• Bharadvāja
• Vasiṣṭha
• Gautama
• Kratu
• Pulastya
• Pulaha
• Stabdhāna
• Marīci
• Atri
• Aṅgiras
• Parāśara
• Agastya
• Maharṣis

Tags

• Rishis
• Genealogy
• Parampara
• Puranic tradition
• Lineages

FAQs

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

This verse does not directly discuss pralaya; it establishes the authoritative sage-lineage (Maharṣi paramparā) through whom Purāṇic knowledge—including accounts of creation and dissolution—is preserved and transmitted.

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

By naming the Maharṣis, the verse implicitly points to the sources of dharma: kings and householders are to align conduct with teachings preserved by these rishis (Vedic-Purāṇic injunctions, rites, and ethical disciplines).

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No specific Vāstu or temple rule is stated here; the significance is indirect—ritual and architectural canons in the Matsya Purana are validated by being part of a rishi-sanctioned tradition.