Shloka 48

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

Devanagari script

एवं श्रुत्वा शङ्कुकर्णो वचो ऽग्रग्रहसंनिभः द्रुतमेवैत्य देवेशम् इदं वचनमब्रवीत् //

Transliteration

evaṃ śrutvā śaṅkukarṇo vaco 'gragrahasaṃnibhaḥ drutamevaitya deveśam idaṃ vacanamabravīt //

Translation

Having thus heard those words, Śaṅkukarṇa—terrifying like the foremost of seizers (a fierce graha)—swiftly went to the Lord of gods and spoke this statement.

Word by Word

• एवं (evaṃ): thus

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā): having heard

• शङ्कुकर्णः (śaṅkukarṇaḥ): Śaṅkukarṇa (proper name)

• वचः (vacaḥ): words/speech

• अग्रग्रह-संनिभः (agragraha-saṃnibhaḥ): resembling the foremost graha/seizer, exceedingly fearsome

• द्रुतम् (drutam): quickly

• एव (eva): indeed

• इत्य (itya): having gone (abbrev. of itvā/itvā)

• देवेशम् (deveśam): to the Lord of gods

• इदम् (idam): this

• वचनम् (vacanam): statement/message

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt): said/spoke.

Speaker

• Narrator (Purāṇic narrator describing the action of Śaṅkukarṇa)

Entities Mentioned

• Śaṅkukarṇa
• Deveśa (Lord of gods)

Tags

• Dialogue
• Messenger
• Royal narrative
• Purāṇic episode
• Genealogy context

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss Pralaya; it functions as a narrative transition where Śaṅkukarṇa, after hearing a message, hastens to report it to the Lord of gods.

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

Indirectly, it models prompt and faithful communication of instructions—an ethical ideal in royal administration and household duty: hearing correctly, acting swiftly, and reporting accurately to authority.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or ritual procedure is specified in this verse; it is a connective narrative line emphasizing urgency and the transmission of speech (vacaḥ) within the episode.