Matsya Purana — Manvantaras, Shloka 106

Devanagari script

असितो देवलश्चैव षडेते ब्रह्मवादिनः अत्रिर् अर्धस्वनश्चैव शावास्यो ऽथ गविष्ठिरः //

Transliteration

asito devalaścaiva ṣaḍete brahmavādinaḥ atrir ardhasvanaścaiva śāvāsyo 'tha gaviṣṭhiraḥ //

Translation

असितो देवलश्च—एते षडेते ब्रह्मवादिनः प्रोक्ताः; अत्रिः, अर्धस्वनः, शावास्यः, गविष्ठिरश्च।

Word by Word

• asitaḥ: Asita (a sage)

• devalaḥ: Devala (a sage)

• ca eva: and indeed

• ṣaṭ: six

• ete: these

• brahmavādinaḥ: speakers/teachers of Brahman (knowers and expounders of sacred truth)

• atriḥ: Atri (a sage)

• ardhasvanaḥ: Ardhasvana (a sage)

• ca eva: and indeed

• śāvāsyaḥ: Śāvāsya (a sage)

• atha: then/also

• gaviṣṭhiraḥ: Gaviṣṭhira (a sage)

Speaker

• Sūta (traditional Purāṇic narrator) recounting a received list within the Matsya Purana’s sage-catalogue context

Entities Mentioned

• Asita
• Devala
• Atri
• Ardhasvana
• Śāvāsya
• Gaviṣṭhira
• Brahmavādins

Tags

• Rishis
• Genealogy
• Brahmavidya
• Sage-lists
• Puranic tradition

FAQs

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

This verse does not describe Pralaya; it preserves a traditional catalogue of brahmavādins (teachers of Brahman), emphasizing transmission of sacred knowledge rather than cosmic dissolution.

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

By naming brahmavādins, the verse implicitly highlights whom kings and householders should honor and consult—learned sages who preserve dharma and Brahma-knowledge through teaching and counsel.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No direct Vāstu or iconography rule appears here; the ritual takeaway is reverence for authoritative teachers (brahmavādins) who would traditionally guide correct rites and sacred procedures.