Shloka 44

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

Devanagari script

सूदितानथ तान्दैत्यान् अन्ये दानवपुंगवाः उत्क्षिप्य चिक्षिपुर् वाप्यां मयदानवचोदिताः //

Transliteration

sūditānatha tāndaityān anye dānavapuṃgavāḥ utkṣipya cikṣipur vāpyāṃ mayadānavacoditāḥ //

Translation

Then other foremost Dānava warriors, at the instigation of the Dānava Maya, lifted up those Daityas who had been struck down and hurled them into a reservoir.

Word by Word

• sūditān: struck down, slain

• atha: then

• tān: those

• daityān: Daityas (sons of Diti, a class of Asuras)

• anye: others

• dānava-puṃgavāḥ: best/foremost among the Dānavas

• utkṣipya: having lifted up

• cikṣipuḥ: they threw, cast

• vāpyām: into a reservoir/tank (water-body)

• maya-dānava-coditāḥ: urged/instigated by the Dānava named Maya

Speaker

• Sūta (Purāṇic narrator)

Entities Mentioned

• Daityas
• Dānavas
• Maya (Dānava)

Tags

• Asura-Warfare
• Mythic-Narrative
• Violence
• Battle-Episode
• Maya-Danava

FAQs

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

This verse does not describe Pralaya; it depicts a battlefield episode among Daityas and Dānavas, emphasizing violent disposal of the fallen into a water reservoir.

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

Indirectly, it functions as a narrative contrast: Purāṇas often place such Asuric conduct—cruelty and desecration of the fallen—against the dharmic ideals expected of kings and householders (restraint, dignity toward the dead, and righteous conduct).

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The only technical term is vāpyā (reservoir/tank). While not a Vāstu rule here, it points to the cultural presence of constructed water-bodies (tanks) that later Vāstu sections discuss in planning and auspicious placement.