Shloka 20

Matsya Purana — Yadu Lineage

Devanagari script

एवमादीनि पुत्राणां सहस्राणि निबोधत शतं शतसहस्राणां पुत्राणां तस्य धीमतः //

Transliteration

evamādīni putrāṇāṃ sahasrāṇi nibodhata śataṃ śatasahasrāṇāṃ putrāṇāṃ tasya dhīmataḥ //

Translation

“In this manner, understand” that he had sons by the thousands—indeed, by hundreds of thousands—such was the progeny of that wise one.

Word by Word

• evam-ādīni: thus and so forth/in this manner

• putrāṇām: of sons

• sahasrāṇi: thousands

• nibodhata: understand/know (imperative)

• śatam: a hundred

• śata-sahasrāṇām: of hundreds of thousands

• putrāṇām: of sons

• tasya: of him

• dhīmataḥ: of the wise/intelligent one

Speaker

• Suta (narrator) reporting the Purāṇic account (genealogical narration)

Tags

• Ancient Indian genealogy
• Dynasties
• Vamsha
• Puranic kings
• Lineage expansion

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss Pralaya; it emphasizes genealogical magnitude—extraordinary numbers of offspring—within a dynasty narrative.

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

Indirectly, it reflects the Purāṇic ideal of lineage continuity (vaṃśa-pravṛtti): sustaining family lines and social order through progeny, a concern of both royal and household life in Dharma-oriented literature.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu, temple-building, or ritual procedure is specified here; the verse is a genealogical statement about the scale of descendants.