Shloka 30

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

Devanagari script

धूमायिता ह्यविरमा ज्वलन्त इव पावकाः आयुधानि समादाय काशिनो दृढविक्रमाः //

Transliteration

dhūmāyitā hyaviramā jvalanta iva pāvakāḥ āyudhāni samādāya kāśino dṛḍhavikramāḥ //

Translation

Continuously smoking and blazing like fire, the steadfastly valorous men of Kāśī took up their weapons.

Word by Word

• dhūmāyitāḥ: smoking/fuming

• hi: indeed

• aviramāḥ: unceasing/without pause

• jvalantaḥ: blazing

• iva: like

• pāvakāḥ: fires/flames

• āyudhāni: weapons

• samādāya: having taken up/seizing

• kāśinaḥ: the people/warriors of Kāśī

• dṛḍha-vikramāḥ: firm in prowess, resolute in valor

Speaker

• Sūta (narrator) describing the warriors of Kāśī within the ongoing discourse

Entities Mentioned

• Kāśī

Tags

• Rajadharma
• Warfare
• Kshatriya-dharma
• Valor
• Matsya Purana narrative

FAQs

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

This verse does not address Pralaya; it uses fire imagery to portray martial intensity and readiness for battle.

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

It reflects kṣatriya-oriented rajadharma: resolute defense and disciplined readiness—warriors take up arms when protection of the polity requires it.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or ritual procedure is specified; the imagery is poetic, likening armed warriors to blazing fire to emphasize momentum and force.