Shloka 17

Matsya Purana — Maya’s Nectar-Reservoir in Tripura and the Revival of the Slain in the Tripur...

Devanagari script

स वाप्यां मज्जितो दैत्यो देवशत्रुर्महाबलः उत्तस्थाविन्धनैरिद्धः सद्यो हुत इवानलः //

Transliteration

sa vāpyāṃ majjito daityo devaśatrurmahābalaḥ uttasthāvindhanairiddhaḥ sadyo huta ivānalaḥ //

Translation

That mighty Daitya—an enemy of the gods—having been submerged in the pond, rose up at once, blazing like fire newly kindled with fuel and freshly fed by oblations.

Word by Word

• स (sa): he/that one

• वाप्यां (vāpyām): in a pond/tank

• मज्जितः (majjitaḥ): submerged/sunk

• दैत्यः (daityaḥ): a Daitya (demon, son of Diti)

• देवशत्रुः (devaśatruḥ): enemy of the gods

• महाबलः (mahābalaḥ): very powerful

• उत्तस्थौ (uttasthau): rose up/stood up again

• इन्धनैः (indhanaiḥ): with fuel/firewood

• इद्धः (iddhaḥ): kindled/ablaze

• सद्यः (sadyaḥ): immediately/just now

• हुतः (hutaḥ): offered into fire (as oblation), freshly fed

• इव (iva): like/as if

• अनलः (analaḥ): fire

Speaker

• Suta (narrator) / Purana narrator describing events (likely within a narrated battle episode rather than direct Matsya–Manu dialogue)

Tags

• Daitya
• Deva-Asura conflict
• Battle imagery
• Puranic simile
• Resurgence

FAQs

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

This verse does not describe Pralaya directly; it uses a fire-simile to depict a Daitya’s sudden re-emergence and intensification, emphasizing unstoppable force rather than cosmic dissolution.

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

Indirectly, it functions as a political-ethical warning: hostile forces can reappear with renewed intensity, so a king must remain vigilant after apparent victory; for householders, it mirrors how unchecked passions can flare up again if merely suppressed, not disciplined.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Architecturally none is stated; ritually, the phrase “huta” evokes the yajña-fire imagery—fire becomes powerful when properly fed with fuel and offerings—used here as a poetic benchmark for sudden, intensified energy.