Shloka 57

Matsya Purana — The Pushkara Manifestation

Devanagari script

इत्येते द्वादशादित्या वरिष्ठास्त्रिदिवौकसः आदित्यस्य सरस्वत्यां जज्ञाते द्वौ सुतौ वरौ //

Transliteration

ityete dvādaśādityā variṣṭhāstridivaukasaḥ ādityasya sarasvatyāṃ jajñāte dvau sutau varau //

Translation

Thus are these twelve Ādityas—pre-eminent among the dwellers of the three heavens. And to Āditya, in Sarasvatī, two excellent sons were born.

Word by Word

• iti: thus

• ete: these

• dvādaśa-ādityāḥ: the twelve Ādityas (solar deities)

• variṣṭhāḥ: the most excellent, foremost

• tridiva-aukasaḥ: inhabitants of the three heavens (celestial beings)

• ādityasya: of Āditya (the Āditya-deity/father)

• sarasvatyām: in/through Sarasvatī (as mother/consort)

• jajñāte: were born

• dvau: two

• sutau: sons

• varau: excellent, noble

Speaker

• Sūta (Purāṇic narrator) reporting the lineage within the Matsya Purana’s discourse

Entities Mentioned

• Dvādaśa Ādityas
• Āditya
• Sarasvatī

Tags

• Genealogy
• Devas
• Ādityas
• Lineage
• Puranic cosmology

FAQs

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

This verse does not describe Pralaya directly; it belongs to a genealogical register, emphasizing the celestial order through the enumeration of the twelve Ādityas and their progeny.

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

Indirectly, it supports the Purāṇic ideal that righteous rule and household life are grounded in awareness of sacred lineages and cosmic hierarchy—kings often trace legitimacy through such divine genealogies.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No explicit Vāstu or temple-ritual rule appears in this verse; its ritual value is mainly recitational—used in Purāṇic contexts to remember deities (Ādityas) and their familial relations.