Shloka 16

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

Devanagari script

स गर्जित्वा यथान्यायं विक्रम्य च यथासुखम् तत्सैन्यम् उत्सारितवांस् तृणाग्राणीव मारुतः //

Transliteration

sa garjitvā yathānyāyaṃ vikramya ca yathāsukham tatsainyam utsāritavāṃs tṛṇāgrāṇīva mārutaḥ //

Translation

Roaring aloud as was proper, and advancing with effortless prowess, he drove that army away—like the wind scattering the tips of grass.

Word by Word

• स (sa): he

• गर्जित्वा (garjitvā): having roared, having thundered

• यथान्यायम् (yathānyāyam): according to what is proper/fit, as is right

• विक्रम्य (vikramya): having strode forth, having advanced with valor

• च (ca): and

• यथासुखम् (yathāsukham): with ease, effortlessly, as if at pleasure

• तत्सैन्यम् (tatsainyam): that army

• उत्सारितवांस् (utsāritavāṃs): drove out, expelled, routed

• तृणाग्राणीव (tṛṇāgrāṇīva): like the tips/blades of grass

• मारुतः (mārutaḥ): the wind

Speaker

• Suta (narrator) describing the battlefield feat within the Matsya Purana’s dynastic narrative

Tags

• Dynasties
• Battle
• Heroic Valor
• Dharma
• Kshatriya

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss Pralaya; it uses a natural simile (wind scattering grass) to convey the swift rout of an army.

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

It reflects kshatriya-dharma in action: acting “yathānyāyam” (as is proper) while showing decisive courage—an ideal of disciplined, righteous power rather than reckless violence.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No direct Vastu, temple-architecture, or ritual procedure is stated; the verse is primarily martial narration emphasizing force, order, and effectiveness.