Shloka 50

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

Devanagari script

अस्मिन्किल पुरे वापी पूर्णामृतरसाम्भसा निहता निहता यत्र क्षिप्ता जीवन्ति दानवाः //

Transliteration

asminkila pure vāpī pūrṇāmṛtarasāmbhasā nihatā nihatā yatra kṣiptā jīvanti dānavāḥ //

Translation

Indeed, in this very city there is a well filled with water that has the essence of nectar; there, even the Dānavas—though slain again and again—when cast into it, come back to life.

Word by Word

• asmin: in this

• kila: indeed/it is said

• pure: in the city

• vāpī: well/step-well

• pūrṇā: full

• amṛta: nectar/immortality-giving ambrosia

• rasa: essence/flavour

• ambhasā: with water/by waters

• nihatāḥ nihatāḥ: slain repeatedly

• yatra: where

• kṣiptāḥ: thrown/cast

• jīvanti: live/return to life

• dānavāḥ: Dānavas (a class of Asuras/Daitya-like beings)

Speaker

• Likely Lord Matsya (narrating to Vaivasvata Manu within the Matsya Purana’s dialogue frame)

Entities Mentioned

• Vāpī (sacred well)
• Amṛta (nectar)
• Dānavas (Asura clan)

Tags

• Tirtha
• Sacred Waters
• Miracle
• Amrita
• Puranic Geography

FAQs

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

This verse does not describe Pralaya directly; instead, it uses the motif of amṛta-like water to highlight restoration of life—an idea that complements Purāṇic themes of renewal after destruction.

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

It implies the protective and merit-giving value of maintaining sacred water sources in a city—wells and reservoirs are key civic duties (public welfare) for rulers and householders in Purāṇic ethics.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The verse centers on a vāpī (well/step-well), underscoring the ritual and sacral importance of properly established water structures—often treated in Vāstu-related contexts as auspicious civic infrastructure.