Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana
by Chaitali Kadia | 2021 | 91,183 words
This page relates 鈥楲ineages of Dharma鈥� of the study on the historical elements of the Matsya-purana: one of the eighteen Mahapuranas which are Sanskrit texts that have preserved the cultural heritage, philosophy, religion, geography, etc of ancient India. This Matsyapurana was originally written in 20,000 verses and deals with topics such as architecture, ancient history, polity, religion and philosophy.
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Lineages of Dharma
Dharma gave birth eight powerful sons from the womb of Arundhati. The eight sons of Dharma were known as Vasu. They were鈥�Dhara, Dhruva, Soma, 膧pa, Anala, Anila, 笔谤补迟测耻峁 and 笔谤补产丑腻蝉补. Dhara鈥檚 son was 顿谤补惫颈峁嘺 and dhruva鈥檚 son was 碍腻濒补. Soma鈥檚 son was powerful Vare膩 and 膧pa鈥檚 son was 艢谤墨尘腻苍. 碍耻尘腻谤补 was the son of Anala. Anila鈥檚 son was Purojava and Pratyusa鈥檚 sonwas Devala. 痴颈艣惫补办补谤尘腻 was the son of 笔谤补产丑腻蝉补.
狈腻驳补惫墨迟丑墨 etc. the nine children fulfilled the wishes of all. 尝补尘产腻鈥檚 son 骋丑辞峁 and 叠丑腻苍耻鈥檚 putra 叠丑腻苍补惫补 (twelve 膧诲颈迟测补) were called. They flourished among the planets, constellations and all other stars. All the Maruds were the sons of 惭补谤耻迟惫补迟墨 and the son of Sankalp膩 was called Sankalpa. Muhurt膩鈥檚 son was Muhurta and 厂腻诲丑测腻鈥檚 sons wer 厂腻诲丑测补蝉. Mana, Manu, 笔谤腻峁嘺, Naro峁Ｄ�, Noca, 痴墨谤测补惫腻苍, 颁颈迟迟补丑腻谤测补, Ayana, Hansa, 狈腻谤腻测补峁嘺, Vibhu and Prabhu were the 厂腻诲丑测补. Visv膩鈥檚 sons were 痴颈艣惫补诲别惫补. Kratu, 顿补办峁, Vasu, Satya, 碍腻濒补k膩ma, Muni, Kuraja, Manuja, 叠墨箩补 and 搁辞肠补尘腻苍补鈥搕hese ten were 痴颈艣惫补诲别惫补.[1]
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Matsya Pur膩峁嘺, Ch.鈥�203 Chapter