Matsya Purana 202: adhyāyaḥ 202

202.1

ṛṣīṇāṃ nāmagotravaṃśapravaravarṇanam.
matsya uvāca.
ataḥ paramagastyasya vakṣye vaṃśodbhavān dvijān.
agastyaśca karambhaśca kauśalyaḥ karaṭastathā .. 202.1 ..

Matsya said:—"Now hear about the Brâhmaṇas born in the Agastya family They are—Agastya, Karambha, Kausilya, Sâkata, Samedha, Mayobhuva Gândhârakâyana and those born in the Pulastya Pulaha and Kratu families are known also as Agastyas all of them have three Pravaras, Agastya, Paurṇamâsa and Pârana. These Ṛiṣis do not intermarry amongst each other Those of the Agastya, Paurṇamâsa and Pârana families do not also intermarry—1-4

202.2

sumedhaso mayobhuvastathā gāndhārakāyaṇāḥ.
paulastyāḥ paulahāścaiva kratuvaṃśabhavāstathā .. 202.2 ..

202.3

ārṣeyābhimatāścaiṣāṃ sarveṣāṃ pravarāḥ śubhāḥ.
agastyaśca mahendraśca ṛṣiścaiva mayobhuvaḥ .. 202.3 ..

202.4

parasparamavaivāhyā ṛṣayaḥ parikīrtitāḥ.
paurṇamāsāḥ pāraṇāśca ārṣeyāḥ parikīrtitāḥ .. 202.4 ..

202.5

agastyaḥ paurṇamāsaśca pāraṇaśca mahātapāḥ.
parasparamavaivāhyāḥ paurṇamāsāstu pāraṇaiḥ.. 202.5 ..

The Paurṇamâsas particularly do not marry the Pâraṇas. I have described to you the families of the renowned sages, now let me know what more do you wish to hear"—5-6

202.6

evamukto ṛṣīṇāntu vaṃśa uttamapauruṣaḥ.
ata paraṃ pravakṣyāmi kimbhavānadya kathyatām .. 202.6 ..

202.7

manuruvāca.
pulahasya pulastyasya kratoścaivamahātmanaḥ.
agastyasya tathā caiva kathaṃ vaṃśastaducyatām .. 202.7 ..

Manu said:—"Pray let me know the origin of the families of Pulaha Pulastya, and Kratu, how they came to be recognised as included in the family of Agastya"—7

202.8

matsya uvāca.
kratuḥ khalvanapatyo'bhūdrājanvaivasvate'ntarai.
idhmavāhaṃ sa putratve jagrāha ṛṣisattamaḥ .. 202.8 ..

Matsya said:—"King! at the end of the Vaivasvata manvantara Kratu was without an offspring when he adopted as his son Idhmavâha, the virtuous son of Agastya, consequently those belonging to the family of Idhmavāha are called Āgastya and Kratu Paulaha had three sons Afterwards I will tell you of their origin He was not pleased with them.—8-10

202.9

agastyaputraṃ dharmajñaṃ āgastyāḥ kratavastataḥ.
pulahasya tathā putrāstrayaśca pṛthivīpate! .. 202.9 ..

202.10

teṣāntu janma vakṣyāmi uttaratra yathāvidhi.
pulahastu prajāṃ dṛṣṭvā nātiprītamanāḥ svakām .. 202.10 ..

202.11

agastyajaṃ dṛḍhāsyantu putratve vṛtavāṃstataḥ.
paulahāśca tathā rājan! āgastyāḥ parikīrtitāḥ .. 202.11 ..

He therefore adopted Dṛidhâsya, the son of Agastya, on account of which those born in the family of Dṛidhâsya are known as Agastya and Paulaha.—11

202.12

pulastyānvayasambhūtān dṛṣṭvā rakṣaḥ samudbhavān.
agastyasya sutān dhīmān putratve vṛtavāṃstataḥ .. 202.12 ..

The Ṛiṣhi Pulastya finding his sons becoming Râkshasas became very sorry and adopted as his son the promising son of Agastya.—12

202.13

paulastyāśca tathā rājannāgastyāḥ parikīrtitāḥ.
sagotratvādime sarve parasparamananvayāḥ .. 202.13 ..

For this reason those born in the Paulastya family are known as Agastya They being of the same gotra do not intermarry.—13

202.14

ete tavoktāḥ pravarā dvijānīṃ mahānubhāvā nṛpavaṃśakārāḥ.
eṣāntu nāmnā parikīrtitena pāpaṃ samagraṃ puruṣo jahāti .. 202.14 ..

I have described to you the originators of the families and the Pravaras of the illustrious Brāhmaṇas One who recites their names is liberated from all sins"—14.