Matsya Purana — Manvantaras, Shloka 104

Devanagari script

ऋषिजो बृहच्छुक्लश्च ऋषिर्दीर्घतमा अपि कक्षीवांश्च त्रयस्त्रिंशत् स्मृता ह्यङ्गिरसां वराः //

Transliteration

ṛṣijo bṛhacchuklaśca ṛṣirdīrghatamā api kakṣīvāṃśca trayastriṃśat smṛtā hyaṅgirasāṃ varāḥ //

Translation

ឥសិជៈ បૃហច្ឆុក្លៈ ឥសិ ទីឃ៌តមាស និង កក្ខីវាន—ទាំងនេះត្រូវបានចងចាំថា ជាឥសិឧត្តម ៣៣ អង្គ នៃវង្សអង្គិរាស។

Word by Word

• ऋषिजः (ṛṣijaḥ): Ṛṣija (a sage’s name)

• बृहच्छुक्लः (bṛhacchuklaḥ): Bṛhacchukla (a sage’s name)

• च (ca): and

• ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ): sage

• दीर्घतमाः (dīrghatamāḥ): Dīrghatamas (a sage’s name)

• अपि (api): also

• कक्षीवान् (kakṣīvān): Kakṣīvān (a sage’s name)

• च (ca): and

• त्रयस्त्रिंशत् (trayastriṃśat): thirty-three

• स्मृताः (smṛtāḥ): are remembered/recorded in tradition

• हि (hi): indeed

• अङ्गिरसाम् (aṅgirasām): of the Aṅgirases / of Aṅgiras’s lineage

• वराः (varāḥ): the श्रेष्ठ / eminent ones.

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (in discourse to Vaivasvata Manu)

Entities Mentioned

• Aṅgiras
• Aṅgirasa lineage
• Ṛṣija
• Bṛhacchukla
• Dīrghatamas
• Kakṣīvān

Tags

• Rishi Lineages
• Pravara
• Vedic Genealogy
• Angirasa
• Matsya Purana Genealogies

FAQs

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

This verse does not describe Pralaya; it preserves lineage-memory by listing eminent Aṅgirasa seers, reflecting the Purāṇic aim of safeguarding sacred transmission across ages.

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

By naming authoritative ṛṣis, the verse supports dharma-practice: kings and householders are to honor Vedic lineages, consult qualified Brahmin sages, and uphold rites grounded in recognized pravara and guru-paramparā.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu rule is stated directly, but such rishi lists are ritually significant for pravara-recitation and lineage validation in sacrifices—foundational for correct performance of śrauta/smārta rites referenced throughout the Matsya Purana.