Shloka 34

Matsya Purana — Lineage of Yayāti through Yadu and the Deeds of Kārtavīrya Arjuna

Devanagari script

चूर्णीकृतमहावीचिलीनमीनमहातिमिम् मारुताविद्धफेनौघम् आवर्ताक्षिप्तदुःसहम् //

Transliteration

cūrṇīkṛtamahāvīcilīnamīnamahātimim mārutāviddhaphenaugham āvartākṣiptaduḥsaham //

Translation

The ocean became unbearable—its great waves crushing and churning, swarming with fishes and monstrous timi-whales; its masses of foam whipped up by fierce winds, and its violent whirlpools hurling everything about.

Word by Word

• चूर्णीकृत (cūrṇīkṛta): pulverized, churned to pieces

• महावीचि (mahā-vīci): great waves

• लीन (līna): immersed, sunk, engulfed

• मीन (mīna): fish

• महातिमि (mahā-timi): great timi (a gigantic sea-creature/whale)

• मारुत (māruta): wind

• आविद्ध (āviddha): struck, driven, agitated

• फेनौघ (phena-ogha): flood/mass of foam

• आवर्त (āvarta): whirlpool, eddy

• आक्षिप्त (ākṣipta): thrown, hurled, tossed

• दुःसह (duḥsaha): hard to endure, unbearable

Speaker

• Suta (narrator) describing the Pralaya-ocean within the Matsya–Manu episode

Entities Mentioned

• Pralaya (Great Flood)
• Ocean (Samudra)
• Matsya (implied context)
• Timi (sea-monster/whale)

Tags

• Pralaya
• Matsya Avatara
• Great Flood
• Cosmic Dissolution
• Puranic Cosmology

FAQs

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

It depicts Pralaya as a violent, all-consuming deluge: winds, foam-floods, huge waves, and whirlpools make the ocean a destructive force that overwhelms ordinary stability and order.

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

Indirectly, it frames why Manu’s righteous leadership and preparedness matter: in a world subject to upheaval, dharma includes foresight, protection of dependents, and reliance on divine guidance rather than complacency.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No direct Vastu or ritual rule is stated; the takeaway is contextual—Pralaya imagery underscores the need for consecrated order (rita/dharma) that later chapters express through ritual discipline and sacred planning.