Shloka 21

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

Devanagari script

सत्यभामा वरा स्त्रीणां व्रतिनी च दृढव्रता तथा पद्मावती चैव ताश्च कृष्णाय सो ऽददात् //

Transliteration

satyabhāmā varā strīṇāṃ vratinī ca dṛḍhavratā tathā padmāvatī caiva tāśca kṛṣṇāya so 'dadāt //

Translation

Satyabhāmā—foremost among women—together with Vratinī of steadfast vows, and likewise Padmāvatī: all of them he gave in marriage to Kṛṣṇa.

Word by Word

• सत्यभामा (satyabhāmā): Satyabhama

• वरा (varā): excellent, foremost

• स्त्रीणाम् (strīṇām): among women

• व्रतिनी (vratinī): Vratini (a woman devoted to vows)

• च (ca): and

• दृढव्रता (dṛḍhavratā): firm in vows, steadfast

• तथा (tathā): likewise

• पद्मावती (padmāvatī): Padmavati

• एव (eva): indeed

• ताः (tāḥ): those (women)

• च (ca): and

• कृष्णाय (kṛṣṇāya): to Krishna

• सः (saḥ): he

• अददात् (adadāt): gave (bestowed, in marriage).

Speaker

• Suta (narrating a dynastic episode; exact sub-speaker not explicit in the given verse)

Entities Mentioned

• Satyabhama
• Vratini
• Padmavati
• Krishna

Tags

• Dynasties
• Marriage
• Krishna
• Puranic Genealogy
• Dharma

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss Pralaya; it belongs to a dynastic narrative describing marital bestowal and lineage-related alliances.

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

It reflects the dharmic institution of marriage as a sanctioned social bond; in royal contexts, such unions also function as alliances that stabilize lineage and polity.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vastu, temple-building, or ritual procedure is stated here; the verse is focused on persons and marriage bestowal rather than architecture or iconography.