Shloka 65

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

Devanagari script

वापीं पीत्वासुरेन्द्राणां पीतवासा जनार्दनः नर्दमानो महाबाहुः प्रविवेश शरं ततः //

Transliteration

vāpīṃ pītvāsurendrāṇāṃ pītavāsā janārdanaḥ nardamāno mahābāhuḥ praviveśa śaraṃ tataḥ //

Translation

Having drunk up the reservoir of the lords of the Asuras, Janārdana—clad in yellow garments, roaring aloud, and mighty-armed—then entered that śara thicket.

Word by Word

• vāpīm: the reservoir/tank

• pītvā: having drunk (drained)

• asura-indrāṇām: of the Asura-lords (chiefs of the Asuras)

• pīta-vāsāḥ: wearing yellow garments

• janārdanaḥ: Janārdana (Vishnu)

• nardamānaḥ: roaring, bellowing

• mahā-bāhuḥ: mighty-armed

• praviveśa: entered

• śaram: the śara-thicket/forest of reeds (or a place named Śara)

• tataḥ: then, thereafter

Speaker

• Sūta (narrator) / Purāṇic narrator describing Lord Vishnu (Janārdana)

Entities Mentioned

• Janārdana (Vishnu)
• Asura-indras (chief Asuras)

Tags

• Vishnu
• Asuras
• Battle narrative
• Heroic feat
• Mythic geography

FAQs

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

This verse is not a Pralaya (cosmic dissolution) teaching; it depicts Vishnu’s martial, world-ordering act—draining an Asura reservoir—symbolizing the removal of hostile power rather than cosmic flooding or withdrawal.

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

It models decisive protection of order: like Janārdana neutralizing an enemy’s resources (the reservoir), a king is expected to curb adharma by strategic action, safeguarding people and restoring stability.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The term vāpī (tank/reservoir) is a key water-structure in Indic civic planning; while not a Vāstu rule here, it highlights the strategic and cultural importance of reservoirs—often central to temple-towns and ritual water management in Purāṇic contexts.