Shloka 12

Matsya Purana — Narasimha’s Victory over Hiraṇyakaśipu and the Catalogue of Apocalyptic Omens

Devanagari script

हिरण्यकशिपुर्दैत्यो भूयः प्रासृजदूर्जिताम् शक्तिं प्रज्वलितां घोरां धौतशस्त्रतडित्प्रभाम् //

Transliteration

hiraṇyakaśipurdaityo bhūyaḥ prāsṛjadūrjitām śaktiṃ prajvalitāṃ ghorāṃ dhautaśastrataḍitprabhām //

Translation

Then the Daitya Hiraṇyakaśipu once again hurled forth a mighty spear—blazing, terrifying, and gleaming like lightning upon a polished weapon.

Word by Word

• हिरण्यकशिपुः: Hiraṇyakaśipu

• दैत्यः: the Daitya (demon of the Diti-line)

• भूयः: again, once more

• प्रासृजत्: hurled, cast forth

• ऊर्जिताम्: powerful, mighty

• शक्तिम्: spear, javelin (śakti weapon)

• प्रज्वलिताम्: blazing, aflame

• घोराम्: dreadful, fearsome

• धौत: polished, burnished

• शस्त्र: weapon

• तडित्: lightning

• प्रभाम्: radiance, brilliance

Speaker

• Sūta / Purāṇic narrator (narrative voice describing the combat scene)

Entities Mentioned

• Hiraṇyakaśipu

Tags

• Daitya
• Weaponry
• Combat
• MythicNarrative
• NarasiṃhaContext

FAQs

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

This verse does not describe Pralaya; it focuses on martial action—Hiraṇyakaśipu hurling a blazing śakti—highlighting Purāṇic battle imagery rather than cosmology.

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

Indirectly, it underscores the Purāṇic contrast between dharmic restraint and demonic aggression: the Daitya’s repeated violent assault functions as a narrative foil to the ideal of controlled power expected of righteous rulers.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or ritual procedure is stated; the technical focus is on the śakti weapon’s terrifying, lightning-like brilliance (taḍit-prabhā), a common epic-Purāṇic descriptor of supernatural armaments.