Matsya Purana — Dynastic Genealogies: Paurava–Anu Lines, Shloka 99
अवतारयामास महीं मन्त्रैर्वाहनमुत्तमम् हर्यङ्गस्य तु दायादो जातो भद्ररथः किल //
avatārayāmāsa mahīṃ mantrairvāhanamuttamam haryaṅgasya tu dāyādo jāto bhadrarathaḥ kila //
പവിത്രമന്ത്രങ്ങളാൽ അദ്ദേഹം ഉത്തമമായ വാഹനത്തെ ഭൂമിയിലേക്കു അവതരിപ്പിച്ചു. ഹര്യംഗന്റെ അവകാശിയായി ഭദ്രരഥൻ ജനിച്ചുവെന്ന് പറയപ്പെടുന്നു.
FAQs
This verse does not address Pralaya; it focuses on dynastic succession and a mantra-invoked descent/manifestation of an excellent “vehicle/mount.”
It reflects the Purāṇic emphasis on legitimate succession (dāyāda) and the kingly ideal of maintaining continuity of rule; it also implies reliance on mantra and ritual authority as part of royal culture.
The ritual element is the efficacy of mantras to “cause descent/manifestation” (avatāraṇa) of a revered object or vehicle—an idea aligned with consecratory and invocation rites, though no specific Vāstu or temple rule is stated in this verse.