Shloka 2

Matsya Purana — The Syamantaka Jewel Episode and the Vrishni–Sainya Genealogies

Devanagari script

माद्री युधाजितं पुत्रं ततो वै देवमीढुषम् अनमित्रं शिबिं चैव पञ्चमं कृतलक्षणम् //

Transliteration

mādrī yudhājitaṃ putraṃ tato vai devamīḍhuṣam anamitraṃ śibiṃ caiva pañcamaṃ kṛtalakṣaṇam //

Translation

Mādrī bore a son, Yudhājit; and thereafter she bore Devamīḍhuṣa, Anamitra, and Śibi—these, as the fifth, were marked with accomplished royal characteristics.

Word by Word

• माद्री (mādrī): Mādrī (a queen/mother)

• युधाजितम् (yudhājitam): Yudhājit (proper name)

• पुत्रम् (putram): a son

• ततः (tataḥ): thereafter/then

• वै (vai): indeed

• देवमीढुषम् (devamīḍhuṣam): Devamīḍhuṣa (proper name)

• अनमित्रम् (anamitram): Anamitra (proper name)

• शिबिम् (śibim): Śibi (proper name)

• च एव (caiva): and also

• पञ्चमम् (pañcamam): the fifth/one among five

• कृतलक्षणम् (kṛtalakṣaṇam): endowed with accomplished marks/auspicious qualities (esp. royal traits).

Speaker

• Suta (narrator) recounting the Matsya Purana’s dynastic genealogy (Vamsha narration)

Entities Mentioned

• Mādrī
• Yudhājit
• Devamīḍhuṣa
• Anamitra
• Śibi

Tags

• Dynasties
• Genealogy
• Royal Lineages
• Vamsha
• Itihasa-Purana

FAQs

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

This verse does not address Pralaya; it is a genealogical record listing Mādrī’s sons within a royal lineage narrative.

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

By describing the sons as kṛtalakṣaṇa (“endowed with accomplished marks”), the verse implies ideals of royal fitness—auspicious traits and capability—supporting the Purana’s broader emphasis on qualified rulership and orderly succession.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu, temple-building, or ritual procedure is mentioned; the focus is purely on lineage enumeration and royal progeny.