Shloka 55

Matsya Purana — The Pushkara Manifestation

Devanagari script

मरुत्वती पुरा जज्ञ एतान्वै मरुतां गणान् अदितिः कश्यपाज्जज्ञ आदित्यान्द्वादशैव हि //

Transliteration

marutvatī purā jajña etānvai marutāṃ gaṇān aditiḥ kaśyapājjajña ādityāndvādaśaiva hi //

Translation

Formerly, Marutvatī gave birth to these hosts of the Maruts; and Aditi, by Kaśyapa, indeed gave birth to the twelve Ādityas.

Word by Word

• मरुत्वती (marutvatī): Marutvatī (a mother of the Maruts)

• पुरा (purā): formerly/once

• जज्ञे (jajñe): gave birth/was born

• एतान् (etān): these

• वै (vai): indeed

• मरुताम् (marutām): of the Maruts

• गणान् (gaṇān): groups/hosts

• अदितिः (aditiḥ): Aditi

• कश्यपात् (kaśyapāt): from/through Kaśyapa

• जज्ञे (jajñe): gave birth

• आदित्यान् (ādityān): the Ādityas

• द्वादश (dvādaśa): twelve

• एव (eva): exactly/indeed

• हि (hi): for/indeed.

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (in discourse to Vaivasvata Manu, genealogical exposition)

Entities Mentioned

• Marutvatī
• Maruts
• Aditi
• Kaśyapa
• Ādityas

Tags

• Genealogy
• Devas
• Manvantara
• Aditi
• Kaśyapa

FAQs

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

It does not describe Pralaya directly; it preserves a genealogical record of divine lineages—how the Maruts and the twelve Ādityas are born—which is part of the Purana’s broader cosmological history.

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

Indirectly, it supports dharma through lineage-knowledge (vaṃśa-smṛti): kings and householders are encouraged in the Purāṇas to know sacred genealogies to ground ritual duties, calendrical observances, and reverence to devas like the Ādityas.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or temple-rule is stated; the ritual takeaway is devotional and liturgical—Ādityas and Maruts are deities invoked in Vedic-Puranic worship, so their enumeration supports correct identification in prayers and offerings.