Shloka 41

Matsya Purana — Yadu Lineage

Devanagari script

*सूत उवाच तेषां दायनिमित्तं ते संग्रामास्तु सुदारुणाः वराहाद्या दश द्वौ च शण्डामर्कान्तरे स्मृताः //

Transliteration

*sūta uvāca teṣāṃ dāyanimittaṃ te saṃgrāmāstu sudāruṇāḥ varāhādyā daśa dvau ca śaṇḍāmarkāntare smṛtāḥ //

Translation

Sūta said: Because of disputes over inheritance, those wars became exceedingly dreadful. Twelve wars—beginning with the one called Varāha—are remembered as occurring in the interval associated with Śaṇḍa and Amarka.

Word by Word

• sūta uvāca: Sūta said

• teṣām: of them/among them

• dāya-nimittam: having inheritance (property/royal succession) as the cause

• te: those

• saṃgrāmāḥ: battles, wars

• tu: indeed

• sudāruṇāḥ: very fierce, dreadful

• varāha-ādyāḥ: beginning with (the battle named) Varāha

• daśa dvau ca: ten and two (i.e., twelve)

• śaṇḍa-amarka-antare: in the interval/period connected with Śaṇḍa and Amarka

• smṛtāḥ: are remembered, are traditionally recorded.

Speaker

• Sūta (Sūta Ugraśravas)

Entities Mentioned

• Sūta
• Varāha (as a battle-name/episode title)
• Śaṇḍa
• Amarka

Tags

• Dynasties
• Genealogy
• Succession
• Civil war
• Puranic chronology

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss Pralaya; it focuses on human political history—wars arising from inheritance (dāya) disputes—within a remembered chronological interval.

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

By tracing “dāya” (inheritance) as the root of brutal wars, the verse implicitly warns rulers and householders that unclear succession and property division can destroy social order; dharmic governance requires orderly inheritance rules and peaceful transfer of authority.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or ritual procedure is stated here; the technical point is historical-chronological: a traditional enumeration of twelve wars (starting with “Varāha”) tied to the Śaṇḍa–Amarka period.