Shloka 21

Matsya Purana — Yadu Lineage

Devanagari script

अशीतिश्च सहस्राणि वासुदेवसुतास्तथा लक्षमेकं तथा प्रोक्तं पुत्राणां च द्विजोत्तमाः //

Transliteration

aśītiśca sahasrāṇi vāsudevasutāstathā lakṣamekaṃ tathā proktaṃ putrāṇāṃ ca dvijottamāḥ //

Translation

It is said that there were eighty thousand sons of Vāsudeva; and likewise, O best among the twice-born, a further one lakh (one hundred thousand) sons is also declared.

Word by Word

• aśītiḥ: eighty

• ca: and

• sahasrāṇi: thousands

• vāsudeva-sutāḥ: sons/descendants of Vāsudeva

• tathā: likewise/also

• lakṣam: one lakh (100,000)

• ekam: one

• tathā: likewise

• proktam: declared/said

• putrāṇām: of sons

• ca: and

• dvija-uttamāḥ: O best among the twice-born (address to a Brahmin sage)

Speaker

• Suta (narrator) recounting Purāṇic genealogy to the sages (dvijas)

Entities Mentioned

• Vāsudeva

Tags

• Dynasties
• Genealogy
• Vamsha
• Puranic Numbers
• Lineage Lists

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss Pralaya; it belongs to a genealogical enumeration, emphasizing the vastness of a lineage through large traditional numbers.

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

Indirectly, it supports the Purāṇic ideal of lineage-continuity (vaṃśa) and progeny as a marker of social order; kings and householders are portrayed as sustaining dharma through stable succession and family continuity.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu, temple-building, or ritual procedure is specified here; the verse functions as a numerical statement within a dynasty/descendants context.