Shloka 37

Matsya Purana — Genealogy from Budha to Purūravas and Yayāti; Raji’s war episode; the Paurava...

Devanagari script

देवासुरमनुष्याणाम् अभूत्स विजयी तदा अथ देवासुरं युद्धम् अभूद् वर्षशतत्रयम् //

Transliteration

devāsuramanuṣyāṇām abhūtsa vijayī tadā atha devāsuraṃ yuddham abhūd varṣaśatatrayam //

Translation

Then he became the victorious one among the Devas, the Asuras, and humankind. Thereafter, the war between the Devas and the Asuras continued for three hundred years.

Word by Word

• deva: gods

• asura: asuras/demonic titans

• manuṣyāṇām: of humans

• abhūt: became/occurred

• saḥ: he

• vijayī: victorious

• tadā: then/at that time

• atha: thereafter

• devāsuram: between Devas and Asuras

• yuddham: war/battle

• abhūt: took place

• varṣa: year

• śata: hundred

• trayam: three (i.e., three hundred)

Speaker

• Sūta (narrator) summarizing the episode within Matsya Purana’s Manvantara-style narrative

Entities Mentioned

• Devas
• Asuras
• Humans (Manuṣyas)

Tags

• Devasura-yuddha
• Manvantara
• Cosmic conflict
• Puranic chronology
• Victory

FAQs

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

This verse does not describe Pralaya directly; it highlights long cosmic time-scales and recurring Deva–Asura conflict that typically frame Manvantara-era events rather than dissolution.

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

Indirectly, it presents victory and prolonged conflict as part of the world’s moral and political texture; in the Purāṇic ethic, rulers and householders are expected to uphold dharma and social order even amid extended turmoil.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

None is stated in this verse; it is a historical-cosmic narrative line, not a Vāstu or ritual instruction.