Matsya Purana — War of Devas and Dānavas: Yama and Kubera Defeated; Kālanemi’s Māyā and the A..., Shloka 179
दैत्यास्तां वृष्टिमासाद्य समाश्वस्तास्ततः क्रमात् बीजाङ्कुरा इवाम्लानाः प्राप्य वृष्टिं धरातले //
daityāstāṃ vṛṣṭimāsādya samāśvastāstataḥ kramāt bījāṅkurā ivāmlānāḥ prāpya vṛṣṭiṃ dharātale //
Als jene Dāityas auf jenen Regen trafen, gewannen sie nach und nach Kraft und Fassung zurück—wie Keimlinge auf der Erde, die, vom Regen benetzt, nicht länger welken.
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It highlights the restorative phase after Pralaya: rain becomes a sign of renewed vitality, bringing even the Dāityas back to strength, like sprouts revived by water.
Indirectly, it teaches a governance-and-household ethic: timely nourishment and protection (symbolized by life-giving rain) restore stability and morale gradually—order returns step by step (kramāt).
No direct Vāstu or ritual rule is stated; the key takeaway is symbolic—water/rain as a purifier and life-restorer, a common principle underlying many purification rites (snāna, abhiṣeka) rather than a building prescription.