Shloka 14

Matsya Purana — Yadu Lineage

Devanagari script

मित्रविन्दा च कालिन्दी देवी जाम्बवती तथा सुशीला च तथा माद्री कौशल्या विजया तथा एवमादीनि देवीनां सहस्राणि च षोडश //

Transliteration

mitravindā ca kālindī devī jāmbavatī tathā suśīlā ca tathā mādrī kauśalyā vijayā tathā evamādīni devīnāṃ sahasrāṇi ca ṣoḍaśa //

Translation

Mitravindā, and Kāḷindī, and the goddess-like Jāmbavatī as well; Suśīlā, Mādrī, Kauśalyā, and Vijayā—thus and others of that kind—(in all) sixteen thousand divine queens.

Word by Word

• मित्रविन्दा (mitravindā): Mitravindā

• कालिन्दी (kālindī): Kāḷindī

• देवी (devī): goddess-like lady/queen

• जाम्बवती (jāmbavatī): Jāmbavatī

• तथा (tathā): and also

• सुशीला (suśīlā): Suśīlā

• माद्री (mādrī): Mādrī

• कौशल्या (kauśalyā): Kauśalyā

• विजया (vijayā): Vijayā

• एवम्-आदीनि (evam-ādīni): thus and others (beginning with these)

• देवीनाम् (devīnāṃ): of the queens/ladies (lit. ‘goddesses’)

• सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi): thousands

• च (ca): and

• षोडश (ṣoḍaśa): sixteen

Speaker

• Sūta (traditional Purāṇic narrator) recounting the narrative within Matsya Purāṇa

Entities Mentioned

• Mitravindā
• Kālindī
• Jāmbavatī
• Suśīlā
• Mādrī
• Kauśalyā
• Vijayā

Tags

• Krishna
• Queens
• Dvārikā
• Vaishnava
• Genealogy

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss Pralaya; it is a narrative enumeration of prominent queens associated with Śrī Kṛṣṇa, emphasizing the traditional count of sixteen thousand royal consorts.

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

By listing queens and their plurality, the verse reflects Purāṇic ideals of royal household order—marriage alliances, protection of dependents, and the king’s obligation to uphold dignity and dharma within the inner palace (antaḥpura).

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or ritual procedure is specified in this verse; its primary significance is genealogical/narrative, helping locate the Dvārikā household tradition within the Matsya Purāṇa’s broader historical account.