Shloka 62

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

Devanagari script

तत्र दैत्यैर्महानादो दानवैरपि भैरवः तारकाख्यस्य पूजार्थं कृतो जलधरोपमः //

Transliteration

tatra daityairmahānādo dānavairapi bhairavaḥ tārakākhyasya pūjārthaṃ kṛto jaladharopamaḥ //

Translation

There, the Daityas raised a mighty roar, and the Dānavas too made a dreadful, thunderous tumult—like a rain-cloud—performed for the sake of worshipping the one called Tāraka.

Word by Word

• तत्र (tatra): there/in that place

• दैत्यैः (daityaiḥ): by the Daityas (a class of asuras)

• महानादः (mahānādaḥ): great roar/mighty cry

• दानवैः (dānaviaiḥ): by the Dānavas (a class of asuras)

• अपि (api): also/indeed

• भैरवः (bhairavaḥ): terrifying/dreadful (tumult)

• तारकाख्यस्य (tārakākhyasya): of the one named Tāraka

• पूजार्थम् (pūjārtham): for the purpose of worship

• कृतः (kṛtaḥ): was made/done

• जलधरोपमः (jaladharopamaḥ): comparable to a rain-cloud (thundering like a cloud)

Speaker

• Sūta (Purāṇic narrator) reporting the episode (contextually within the Matsya Purana’s narration to the sages)

Entities Mentioned

• Daityas
• Danavas
• Tāraka

Tags

• Puja
• Ritual sound
• Asuras
• Iconography
• Temple worship

FAQs

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

This verse does not describe Pralaya; it depicts a ritualized, thunder-like uproar made as part of worship for Tāraka, emphasizing ceremonial sound rather than cosmic dissolution.

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

Indirectly, it highlights that worship (pūjā) is carried out with prescribed acts—including sound and proclamation—suggesting that householders and rulers alike should perform rites with due observance of traditional ritual elements.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Ritually, it underscores the role of powerful sound (nāda) in pūjā contexts—here likened to thunderclouds—indicating an atmosphere of formal ceremonial proclamation often associated with temple worship and public rites.