Shloka 82

Matsya Purana — Hiranyakashipu’s Boons

Devanagari script

दैत्यदानवसंघास्ते सर्वे ज्वलितकुण्डलाः स्रग्विणो वाग्मिनः सर्वे सदैव चरितव्रताः //

Transliteration

daityadānavasaṃghāste sarve jvalitakuṇḍalāḥ sragviṇo vāgminaḥ sarve sadaiva caritavratāḥ //

Translation

Those hosts of Daityas and Danavas—all of them—wore blazing earrings; all were garlanded, eloquent in speech, and ever steadfast in the vows and disciplines they had undertaken.

Word by Word

• दैत्य-दानव-संघाः: the assembled hosts of Daityas and Danavas

• ते: those

• सर्वे: all

• ज्वलित-कुण्डलाः: with shining/blazing earrings

• स्रग्विणः: wearing garlands

• वाग्मिनः: eloquent, skilled in speech

• सर्वे: all

• सदैव: always

• चरित-व्रताः: observing practiced vows/undertaken disciplines (firm in their vow-conduct)

Speaker

• Suta (Purana-narrator) describing the Daitya–Danava hosts within the Matsya Purana’s narrative flow

Entities Mentioned

• Daityas
• Danavas

Tags

• Asuras
• Daityas
• Danavas
• Iconography
• Puranic descriptions

FAQs

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

This verse does not address pralaya directly; it focuses on a descriptive portrayal of Daitya–Danava hosts, emphasizing their ornaments, eloquence, and disciplined observances.

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

Indirectly, it highlights ideals of disciplined conduct (vrata) and controlled speech (vāgmin), traits praised across dharma literature; even adversarial beings are depicted as possessing order, vows, and rhetorical skill—qualities a king or householder should cultivate ethically.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No explicit Vastu or ritual procedure is stated, but the details—kundalas (earrings) and garlands—serve as iconographic markers useful for identifying Daitya/Danava figures in Puranic-themed temple sculpture and visual programs.