Matsya Purana — Manvantaras, Shloka 94

Devanagari script

वत्सरो नग्नहूश् चैव भरद्वाजश्च वीर्यवान् ऋषिर्दीर्घतमाश्चैव बृहद्वक्षाः शरद्वतः //

Transliteration

vatsaro nagnahūś caiva bharadvājaśca vīryavān ṛṣirdīrghatamāścaiva bṛhadvakṣāḥ śaradvataḥ //

Translation

Juga disebut: Vatsara dan Nagnahū; serta resi Bharadvāja yang perkasa; demikian pula resi Dīrghatamas, Bṛhadvakṣa, dan Śaradvata.

Word by Word

• वत्सरः (vatsaraḥ): Vatsara (a sage/name in the list)

• नग्नहूः (nagnahūḥ): Nagnahū (a sage/name in the list)

• च एव (ca eva): and also

• भरद्वाजः (bharadvājaḥ): Bharadvāja (the Bharadvāja ṛṣi)

• च (ca): and

• वीर्यवान् (vīryavān): powerful, mighty, possessed of vigor

• ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ): sage

• दीर्घतमाः (dīrghatamāḥ): Dīrghatamas (a renowned seer)

• च एव (ca eva): and likewise

• बृहद्वक्षाः (bṛhadvakṣāḥ): Bṛhadvakṣa (lit. broad-chested

• शरद्वतः (śaradvataḥ): Śaradvata (a sage, descendant of Śaradvat in tradition)

Speaker

• Sūta (narrator) recounting the Matsya Purana’s sage-lineage catalogue (likely within the Manu–Matsya frame narrative)

Entities Mentioned

• Vatsara
• Nagnahū
• Bharadvāja
• Dīrghatamas
• Bṛhadvakṣa
• Śaradvata

Tags

• Ancient Indian genealogy
• Ṛṣi lists
• Puranic tradition
• Lineages
• Matsya Purana

FAQs

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

This verse does not describe Pralaya directly; it preserves a genealogical catalogue of sages, emphasizing continuity of sacred knowledge across ages.

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

By naming authoritative ṛṣis, the text implicitly grounds dharma in recognized seer-traditions—kings and householders are expected to follow rites and ethics transmitted through such lineages.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No explicit Vāstu or temple rule appears in this verse; its ritual value lies in anchoring later prescriptions to revered ṛṣi authorities (e.g., Bharadvāja and other seers) cited across Purāṇic and śāstric traditions.