Shloka 12

Matsya Purana — Brahmā’s Four Faces

Devanagari script

एते नव सुता राजन् कन्या च दशमी पुनः अङ्गजा इति विख्याता दशमी ब्रह्मणः सुता //

Transliteration

ete nava sutā rājan kanyā ca daśamī punaḥ aṅgajā iti vikhyātā daśamī brahmaṇaḥ sutā //

Translation

Ó rei, estes são os nove filhos; e, além disso, a décima é uma filha, célebre pelo nome de Aṅgajā, a décima prole de Brahmā.

Word by Word

• एते (ete): these

• नव (nava): nine

• सुताः (sutāḥ): sons/children (here: sons)

• राजन् (rājan): O King

• कन्या (kanyā): daughter

• च (ca): and

• दशमी (daśamī): the tenth

• पुनः (punaḥ): again/further

• अङ्गजा (aṅgajā): Aṅgajā (name

• इति (iti): thus

• विख्याता (vikhyātā): renowned/known

• दशमी (daśamī): tenth

• ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ): of Brahmā

• सुता (sutā): child/daughter.

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (Vishnu) addressing Vaivasvata Manu (the King)

Entities Mentioned

• Brahmā
• Aṅgajā
• Vaivasvata Manu

Tags

• Genealogy
• Creation
• Prajāsarga
• Puranic dynasties
• Brahmā

FAQs

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

This verse is not about Pralaya; it belongs to the creation-and-progeny (prajāsarga) theme, enumerating Brahmā’s offspring—nine sons and a tenth child who is a daughter named Aṅgajā.

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

By addressing Manu as “O King,” the text frames genealogy as royal knowledge: kings preserve social order by remembering lineages, legitimizing succession, and maintaining dharma through accurate transmission of ancestral and cosmic origins.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or temple-building rule is stated in this verse; its significance is genealogical—establishing a canonical list of Brahmā’s children that later supports ritual lineages and Purāṇic historical framing.