Shloka 22

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

Devanagari script

विद्युन्मालिन्न मे राज्यम् अभिप्रेतं न जीवितम् त्वया विना महाबाहो किमन्येन महासुर //

Transliteration

vidyunmālinna me rājyam abhipretaṃ na jīvitam tvayā vinā mahābāho kimanyena mahāsura //

Translation

O Vidyunmālī, I desire neither kingdom nor even life itself. Without you, O mighty-armed one—what use is anything else, O great Asura?

Word by Word

• vidyunmālin: O Vidyunmālī (proper name/vocative)

• na me: not for me / I do not

• rājyam: kingdom, sovereignty

• abhipretam: desired, sought after

• na: not

• jīvitam: life

• tvayā vinā: without you

• mahābāho: O mighty-armed one (vocative)

• kim: what?

• anyena: with anything else / by anything else

• mahāsura: O great Asura (vocative)

Speaker

• A devotee/associate addressing Vidyunmālī (asura figure) in direct speech (contextual attribution within Adhyaya 136)

Entities Mentioned

• Vidyunmālī
• Mahāsura

Tags

• Asura narrative
• Devotion/loyalty
• Dialogue
• Puranic episode
• Kingship (rājya)

FAQs

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

This verse does not address pralaya or cosmology; it is a personal declaration of loyalty, prioritizing a beloved leader over kingdom and life.

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

It contrasts worldly aims (rājya, jīvita) with a higher personal allegiance, illustrating how desire for sovereignty can be renounced when one’s central commitment (to a person or cause) becomes paramount.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu, temple-building, iconography, or ritual procedure is mentioned; the focus is purely on devotion/attachment expressed in dialogue.