Matsya Purana — War of Devas and Dānavas: Yama and Kubera Defeated; Kālanemi’s Māyā and the A..., Shloka 71

Devanagari script

निर्मलायोमयीं गुर्वीम् अमोघां हेमभूषणाम् चिक्षेप मूर्ध्नि संक्रुद्धो जम्भस्य तु धनाधिपः //

Transliteration

nirmalāyomayīṃ gurvīm amoghāṃ hemabhūṣaṇām cikṣepa mūrdhni saṃkruddho jambhasya tu dhanādhipaḥ //

Translation

Da schleuderte der Herr des Reichtums, von Zorn entbrannt, auf Jambhas Haupt eine schwere, unfehlbare Waffe—rein, aus Eisen gefertigt und mit goldenem Schmuck geziert.

Word by Word

• निर्मल (nirmala): pure, spotless

• आयोमयीम् (āyo-mayīm): made of iron/metal

• गुर्वीम् (gurvīm): heavy, weighty

• अमोघाम् (amoghām): unerring, never failing

• हेमभूषणाम् (hema-bhūṣaṇām): ornamented with gold

• चिक्षेप (cikṣepa): hurled, cast

• मूर्ध्नि (mūrdhni): on the head

• संक्रुद्धः (saṃkruddhaḥ): enraged, wrathful

• जम्भस्य (jambhasya): of Jambha

• तु (tu): indeed/and

• धनाधिपः (dhanādhipaḥ): the Lord of Wealth (Kubera).

Speaker

• Narrator (Purana recitation voice; likely Sūta conveying the episode)

Entities Mentioned

• Jambha
• Dhanādhipa (Kubera)

Tags

• Daitya-war
• Mythic battle
• Kubera
• Weapons
• Puranic narrative

FAQs

What does this verse reveal about the creation or dissolution (Pralaya)?

Nothing directly—this verse is a battle vignette describing Kubera’s wrath and an unerring weapon, not cosmic creation or pralaya.

How does this verse relate to the duties of a King or Householder?

Indirectly, it reflects the Purāṇic ideal of decisive protection and the use of force against disruptive powers; as a moral analogy, rulers are expected to restrain chaos firmly, though the verse itself is not a dharma instruction.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No explicit Vāstu or ritual procedure appears; the closest technical detail is iconographic/poetic—an iron-made, gold-adorned, ‘unfailing’ weapon, useful for studying Purāṇic weapon descriptors.