Shloka 14

Matsya Purana — Description of the Daitya–Dānava War Preparations and Maya’s Divine Chariots

Devanagari script

विरोचनस्तु संक्रुद्धो गदापाणिरवस्थितः प्रमुखे तस्य सैन्यस्य दीप्तशृङ्ग इवाचलः //

Transliteration

virocanastu saṃkruddho gadāpāṇiravasthitaḥ pramukhe tasya sainyasya dīptaśṛṅga ivācalaḥ //

Translation

Virocana, enraged, stood firm with his mace in hand at the forefront of that army—like a mountain with blazing peaks.

Word by Word

• virocanaḥ: Virocana

• tu: indeed/but

• saṃkruddhaḥ: enraged, wrathful

• gadā-pāṇiḥ: having a mace in his hand, mace-wielder

• avasthitaḥ: stood, stationed, stood firm

• pramukhe: at the front, in the vanguard

• tasya: of that

• sainyasya: of the army

• dīpta-śṛṅgaḥ: having shining/blazing peaks

• iva: like

• acalaḥ: a mountain, immovable one

Speaker

• Suta (Pauranika narrator) describing the battle scene

Entities Mentioned

• Virocana
• Gada (mace)

Tags

• Asura
• Battle
• Heroic description
• Dynasties
• Puranic warfare

FAQs

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

Nothing directly—this verse is a martial description of Virocana’s stance in battle, not a cosmological (Pralaya) teaching.

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

Indirectly, it reflects the Purāṇic ideal of steadfastness and leadership at the front—qualities later applied to kṣatriya duty (standing firm, protecting one’s forces).

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or ritual procedure is taught here; the only technical imagery is poetic—comparing a warrior’s firmness to an immovable mountain with blazing peaks.