Matsya Purana — Tārakāsura’s Austerity and Boon; Mobilization for War; Bṛhaspati’s Fourfold P..., Shloka 99
सेना सा देवराजस्य दुर्जया भुवनत्रये कोटयस्तास् त्रयस्त्रिंशद् देवदेवनिकायिनाम् //
senā sā devarājasya durjayā bhuvanatraye koṭayastās trayastriṃśad devadevanikāyinām //
দেবরাজ ইন্দ্রের সেই সেনা ত্রিলোকে অজেয় ছিল; তা দেবসমূহের নিকায়ভুক্ত ত্রয়স্ত্রিংশৎ কোটি—অর্থাৎ তেত্রিশ কোটি—দল ছিল।
FAQs
This verse does not describe Pralaya directly; it emphasizes the cosmic scale and invincibility of Indra’s divine host operating across the three worlds, a common Puranic framing for cosmic order rather than dissolution.
By portraying Indra’s army as disciplined and unconquerable, the verse implicitly supports rajadharma ideals: a ruler should maintain organized forces and uphold order across his realm, mirroring the gods’ protection of cosmic stability.
No Vastu or temple-architecture rule is stated here; the primary ritual-cosmological takeaway is the notion of vast divine “assemblies” (nikāyas) and the traditional count of “thirty-three” gods, often invoked in Vedic-Puranic liturgy.