Matsya Purana — Dynastic Genealogies: Paurava–Anu Lines, Shloka 44

Devanagari script

तस्य भ्राता पितृव्यो यश् चकार भरणं तदा तस्मिन्निवसतस्तस्य यदृच्छातस्तु वै वृषः //

Transliteration

tasya bhrātā pitṛvyo yaś cakāra bharaṇaṃ tadā tasminnivasatastasya yadṛcchātastu vai vṛṣaḥ //

Translation

तेव्हा त्याच्या पितृव्याने, म्हणजे वडिलांच्या भावाने, त्याचे पालनपोषण व निर्वाह केला. आणि तो तेथे राहत असताना एक वृषभ योगायोगाने आपोआप तिथे आला।

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him

• भ्राता: brother (here used in the sense of a close male kinsman)

• पितृव्यो: paternal uncle (father’s brother)

• यः: who

• चकार: did/undertook

• भरणम्: maintenance, support, sustenance

• तदा: then

• तस्मिन्: in that (place)

• निवसतः: while residing

• तस्य: of him

• यदृच्छातः: by chance, unexpectedly, of its own accord

• तु: indeed

• वै: certainly

• वृषः: bull

Speaker

• Suta (narrator) recounting the lineage episode within the Matsya Purana’s genealogical discourse

Entities Mentioned

• pitrvya (paternal uncle)
• vṛṣa (bull)

Tags

• Dynasties
• Guardianship
• Omens
• Genealogy
• Dharma

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss Pralaya; it belongs to a genealogical/biographical narrative focused on family support and a subsequent event marked by the arrival of a bull.

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

It highlights the dharmic duty of kinship: a paternal uncle assumes responsibility for a dependent relative’s upkeep (bharaṇa), reflecting the householder ideal of maintaining and protecting family members.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No explicit Vastu or ritual instruction appears here; however, the bull’s unexpected arrival can function narratively as an auspicious sign (vṛṣa often connotes dharma and prosperity) that may foreshadow a significant turn in the story.