Shloka 26

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

Devanagari script

दानवा युध्यतेदानीं प्रमथैः सह निर्भयाः मयेन निर्मिता वापी हतान्संजीवयिष्यति //

Transliteration

dānavā yudhyatedānīṃ pramathaiḥ saha nirbhayāḥ mayena nirmitā vāpī hatānsaṃjīvayiṣyati //

Translation

Now the Dānavas fight fearlessly alongside the Pramathas; for the well (vāpī) constructed by Maya will restore the slain to life.

Word by Word

• दानवाः: Dānavas (demons/sons of Danu)

• युध्यते: fight/engage in battle

• अदानीम्: now/at this time

• प्रमथैः सह: together with the Pramathas (Śiva’s goblin-like attendants)

• निर्भयाः: fearless

• मयेन: by Maya (Mayāsura, the master architect)

• निर्मिता: constructed/made

• वापी: well, water-reservoir, step-well

• हतान्: the slain/those killed

• संजीवयिष्यति: will revive/bring back to life.

Speaker

• Sūta (narrator) describing the battle episode (third-person narration within Matsya Purana’s discourse)

Entities Mentioned

• Dānavas
• Pramathas
• Maya (Mayāsura)
• Vāpī (reviving well)

Tags

• Daitya–Deva War
• Mayāsura
• Sanjīvani
• Puranic Warfare
• Mythic Architecture

FAQs

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

This verse is not about Pralaya; it highlights a battlefield motif where a man-made water structure (Maya’s vāpī) functions as a life-restoring device, emphasizing supernatural technology rather than cosmic dissolution.

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

Indirectly, it underscores the strategic importance of water resources and infrastructure; in dharma literature, rulers are praised for building wells and reservoirs (vāpī/taḍāga) for public welfare—here that same motif is mythically magnified into a reviving well.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The key term is vāpī (well/step-well). The verse associates engineered water-structures with power and protection, aligning with Matsya Purana’s broader interest in built works (including water architecture) as potent, outcome-shaping constructions.