Shloka 42

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

Devanagari script

परिघैराहताः केचिद् दानवैः शंकरानुगाः वमन्ते रुधिरं वक्त्रैः स्वर्णधातुमिवाचलाः //

Transliteration

parighairāhatāḥ kecid dānavaiḥ śaṃkarānugāḥ vamante rudhiraṃ vaktraiḥ svarṇadhātumivācalāḥ //

Translation

Struck by iron clubs (parighas) wielded by the Dānavas, some of Śaṅkara’s followers vomited blood from their mouths—like mountains spewing forth streams of molten gold-ore.

Word by Word

• परिघैः: with iron clubs/bars

• आहताः: struck, battered

• केचित्: some

• दानवैः: by the Dānavas (demonic foes)

• शंकर-अनुगाः: followers/attendants of Śaṅkara (Śiva)

• वमन्ते: they vomit, spew forth

• रुधिरम्: blood

• वक्त्रैः: from (their) mouths

• स्वर्ण-धातुम्: gold-ore/mineral of gold

• इव: like

• अचलाः: mountains

Speaker

• Sūta (narrator) describing the battle scene

Entities Mentioned

• Dānavas
• Śaṅkara (Śiva)
• Śaṅkarānugāḥ (followers of Śiva)

Tags

• Daitya-Dānava warfare
• Śaiva attendants
• Puranic battle imagery
• Mythic cosmology
• Epic similes

FAQs

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

This verse is not about Pralaya; it is a battlefield description using a cosmic simile (mountains and gold-ore) to intensify the violence of the scene.

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

Indirectly, it reflects the Purāṇic ethic that conflict has consequences and that force (weapons like parighas) causes grievous harm—supporting the broader dharma theme of restraint and righteous conduct, even amid warfare narratives.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or ritual procedure is taught here; the only technical term is the weapon “parigha,” and the rest is poetic comparison (blood like gold-ore from mountains).