Shloka 43

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

Devanagari script

प्रमथैरपि नाराचैर् असुराः सुरशत्रवः द्रुमैश्च गिरिशृङ्गैश्च गाढमेवाहवे हताः //

Transliteration

pramathairapi nārācair asurāḥ suraśatravaḥ drumaiśca giriśṛṅgaiśca gāḍhamevāhave hatāḥ //

Translation

In that fierce and close-pressed battle, the Asuras—enemies of the gods—were slain by the Pramathas as well, struck down with iron arrows, and even with uprooted trees and the very peaks of mountains.

Word by Word

• प्रमथैः (pramathaiḥ): by the Pramathas (Śiva’s fierce attendants)

• अपि (api): also/indeed

• नाराचैः (nārācaiḥ): with iron arrows/steel shafts

• असुराः (asurāḥ): the Asuras/demons

• सुरशत्रवः (sura-śatravaḥ): enemies of the gods

• द्रुमैः (drumaiḥ): with trees (as weapons)

• च (ca): and

• गिरिशृङ्गैः (giri-śṛṅgaiḥ): with mountain-peaks/summits

• च (ca): and

• गाढम् (gāḍham): closely, fiercely, at close quarters

• एव (eva): indeed

• आहवे (āhave): in battle

• हताः (hatāḥ): slain/struck down

Speaker

• Sūta (Purāṇic narrator) describing the battle episode

Entities Mentioned

• Asuras
• Devas
• Pramathas

Tags

• Deva-Asura war
• Puranic warfare
• Shiva’s attendants
• Mythic battle imagery
• Dharma through victory over adharma

FAQs

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

This verse does not address Pralaya; it depicts a Deva–Asura battle scene, emphasizing the defeat of adharma-aligned forces (Asuras) through overwhelming divine might.

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

Indirectly, it supports the Purāṇic ethic that rulers must protect order (dharma) and resist destructive forces; the imagery of decisive victory functions as a moral template for upholding social and cosmic stability.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or ritual procedure is taught in this verse; its significance is martial and mythic—highlighting the Pramathas and the use of extraordinary weapons (arrows, trees, mountain-peaks) in Purāṇic warfare.