Shloka 3

Matsya Purana — The Kauśika Descendants: Śrāddha

Devanagari script

श्वसृपः क्रोधनो हिंस्रः पिशुनः कविरेव च वाग्दुष्टः पितृवर्ती च गर्गशिष्यास्तदाभवन् //

Transliteration

śvasṛpaḥ krodhano hiṃsraḥ piśunaḥ kavireva ca vāgduṣṭaḥ pitṛvartī ca gargaśiṣyāstadābhavan //

Translation

Śvasṛpa, Krodhana, Hiṃsra, Piśuna, and also Kavi—together with Vāgduṣṭa and Pitṛvartī—were, at that time, the disciples of Garga.

Word by Word

• śvasṛpaḥ: Śvasṛpa (proper name)

• krodhanaḥ: Krodhana (proper name

• hiṃsraḥ: Hiṃsra (proper name

• piśunaḥ: Piśuna (proper name

• kaviḥ: Kavi (proper name

• eva: indeed/also

• ca: and

• vāgduṣṭaḥ: Vāgduṣṭa (proper name

• pitṛvartī: Pitṛvartī (proper name

• gargaśiṣyāḥ: disciples of Garga

• tadā: then/at that time

• abhavan: were/became

Speaker

• Sūta (Purāṇic narrator) recounting lineage/teacher-disciple tradition

Entities Mentioned

• Garga
• Śvasṛpa
• Krodhana
• Hiṃsra
• Piśuna
• Kavi
• Vāgduṣṭa
• Pitṛvartī

Tags

• Matsya Purana genealogy
• Rishi lineage
• Garga disciples
• Ancient Indian sages
• Purana narrative

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss Pralaya; it preserves a genealogical/paramparā record by naming the disciples of the sage Garga.

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

Indirectly, it supports dharma through remembrance of ṛṣis and lineages (paramparā-smṛti), a common Purāṇic ethic that reinforces respect for teachers, ancestry, and transmitted knowledge.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or ritual procedure is stated in this verse; its significance is archival—cataloguing sages connected to Garga, which can matter for ritual lineage (pravara/gotra) in later contexts.