Shloka 24

Matsya Purana — Yadu Lineage

Devanagari script

काश्या सुपार्श्वतनया साम्बाल्लेभे तरस्विनः सत्यप्रकृतयो देवाः पञ्च वीराः प्रकीर्तिताः //

Transliteration

kāśyā supārśvatanayā sāmbāllebhe tarasvinaḥ satyaprakṛtayo devāḥ pañca vīrāḥ prakīrtitāḥ //

Translation

Kāśyā, the daughter of Supārśva, obtained from Sāmbāla five mighty heroes as her sons—divine in stature and truthful by nature—who are celebrated as the “five heroes.”

Word by Word

• काश्या (kāśyā): Kāśyā (a woman named Kāśyā)

• सुपार्श्व-तनया (supārśva-tanayā): the daughter of Supārśva

• साम्बाल् (sāmbāl): from/through Sāmbāla (a person or clan-name)

• लेभे (lebhe): obtained, received, bore

• तरस्विनः (tarasvinaḥ): powerful, vigorous, mighty

• सत्य-प्रकृतयः (satya-prakṛtayaḥ): of truthful nature, truth-disposed

• देवाः (devāḥ): godlike ones, divine beings (honorific for exalted men)

• पञ्च (pañca): five

• वीराः (vīrāḥ): heroes, valiant men

• प्रकीर्तिताः (prakīrtitāḥ): proclaimed, renowned, celebrated.

Speaker

• Sūta (Purāṇic narrator) continuing genealogical narration in the Matsya Purāṇa

Entities Mentioned

• Kāśyā
• Supārśva
• Sāmbāla
• Five heroes (pañca vīrāḥ)

Tags

• Dynasties
• Ancient Indian genealogy
• Vamsha
• Puranic heroes
• Lineage traditions

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss Pralaya; it records a genealogical detail—Kāśyā bearing/obtaining five renowned, truth-natured heroes—typical of the Matsya Purāṇa’s lineage catalogues.

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

Indirectly, it upholds Purāṇic ideals of rulership and family virtue by praising descendants as “truth-natured” (satya-prakṛti), implying that truthfulness and strength are prized qualities in heirs within royal/householder lineages.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu, temple-building, or ritual procedure is stated in this verse; its focus is on lineage and the commendation of heroic, truthful progeny.