Matsya Purana — Manvantaras, Shloka 89

Devanagari script

भृगुर्मरीचिरत्रिश्च अङ्गिराः पुलहः क्रतुः मनुर्दक्षो वसिष्ठश्च पुलस्त्यश्चापि ते दश //

Transliteration

bhṛgurmarīciratriśca aṅgirāḥ pulahaḥ kratuḥ manurdakṣo vasiṣṭhaśca pulastyaścāpi te daśa //

Translation

ഭൃഗു, മരീചി, അത്രി, അങ്കിരസ്, പുലഹ, ക്രതു, മനു, ദക്ഷ, വസിഷ്ഠൻ, പുലസ്ത്യൻ—ഇവരാണ് പത്ത് ആദി ഋഷിമാർ.

Word by Word

• भृगुः (bhṛguḥ): Bhrigu (a primordial sage)

• मरीचिः (marīciḥ): Marichi (a mind-born sage)

• अत्रिः (atriḥ): Atri (a great rishi)

• अङ्गिराः (aṅgirāḥ): Angiras (a Vedic seer)

• पुलहः (pulahaḥ): Pulaha (a prajāpati-sage)

• क्रतुः (kratuḥ): Kratu (a prajāpati-sage)

• मनुः (manuḥ): Manu (progenitor/lawgiver)

• दक्षः (dakṣaḥ): Daksha (prajāpati)

• वसिष्ठः (vasiṣṭhaḥ): Vasiṣṭha (brahmarishi)

• पुलस्त्यः (pulastyaḥ): Pulastya (prajāpati-sage)

• ते (te): these

• दश (daśa): ten

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (Vishnu) instructing Vaivasvata Manu (context: Purāṇic narration of origins and lineages)

Entities Mentioned

• Bhṛgu
• Marīci
• Atri
• Aṅgiras
• Pulaha
• Kratu
• Manu
• Dakṣa
• Vasiṣṭha
• Pulastya

Tags

• Genealogy
• Prajapatis
• Sages
• Manvantara
• Creation

FAQs

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

It supports the creation framework by naming foundational sages (prajāpati-rishis) through whom beings and lineages proliferate after cosmic creation; it does not directly describe Pralaya here.

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

By foregrounding Manu and the great rishis as archetypal lawgivers and exemplars, the verse implicitly points rulers and householders toward dharma grounded in rishi-tradition (śruti/smṛti lineage) rather than personal whim.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No explicit Vāstu or temple rule appears in this verse; its ritual relevance is indirect—these rishis are authoritative transmitters of mantra, yajña-practice, and lineage-based rites referenced across Purāṇic ritual sections.