Matsya Purana — War of Devas and Dānavas: Yama and Kubera Defeated; Kālanemi’s Māyā and the A..., Shloka 145
विरतानां रणादस्मात् क्रुद्धः प्राणान्हरिष्यति शीतेन नष्टश्रुतयो भ्रष्टवाक्पाटवास्तथा //
viratānāṃ raṇādasmāt kruddhaḥ prāṇānhariṣyati śītena naṣṭaśrutayo bhraṣṭavākpāṭavāstathā //
এই রণক্ষেত্র থেকে যারা সরে গেছে, তাদের প্রাণ সে ক্রুদ্ধ হয়ে হরণ করবে। আর শীতের কষ্টে তাদের শ্রুতি-জ্ঞান নষ্ট হবে, এবং বাক্দক্ষতাও বিনষ্ট হবে।
FAQs
This verse is not about cosmic pralaya; it describes human-scale destruction—death, loss of learning, and collapse of eloquence—arising from wrath and harsh conditions during conflict.
It warns that anger-driven warfare and instability ruin both people and policy: a king must restrain wrath, protect the vulnerable, and preserve counsel (śruta) and clear speech (vāk-pāṭava), which are essential for governance and social order.
No direct Vāstu or ritual rule appears here; the practical takeaway is contextual—calamity and disorder weaken learning and communication, which indirectly undermines the proper transmission of ritual and technical traditions.