Shloka 31

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

Devanagari script

ततः प्रज्वलितः क्रोधात् प्रदहन्निव तेजसा तस्मिन्क्रुद्धे तु दैत्येन्द्रे तमोभूतमभूज्जगत् //

Transliteration

tataḥ prajvalitaḥ krodhāt pradahanniva tejasā tasminkruddhe tu daityendre tamobhūtamabhūjjagat //

Translation

Then, inflamed with anger and blazing as if burning everything with his radiance—when that lord of the Daityas grew wrathful, the whole world became shrouded in darkness.

Word by Word

• ततः (tataḥ): then

• प्रज्वलितः (prajvalitaḥ): kindled, blazing

• क्रोधात् (krodhāt): from anger

• प्रदहन् इव (pradahan iva): as if burning

• तेजसा (tejasā): with fiery splendor, radiance

• तस्मिन् (tasmin): when he/that one (was in that state)

• क्रुद्धे (kruddhe): enraged

• तु (tu): indeed, then

• दैत्येन्द्रे (daityendre): in the lord of the Daityas (demon-king)

• तमोभूतम् (tamobhūtam): turned into darkness, darkened

• अभूत् (abhūt): became

• जगत् (jagat): the world.

Speaker

• Suta/Narrator (contextual narrator voice within the Matsya Purana’s battle narrative; exact interlocutors not explicit in this single verse)

Entities Mentioned

• Daityendra (lord of the Daityas)

Tags

• Daitya
• Krodha
• Cosmic darkness
• Battle omen
• Puranic narrative

FAQs

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

It does not describe Pralaya directly; it depicts a cosmic portent where the world is darkened (tamas) due to a Daitya lord’s furious, destructive energy, a common Puranic sign of upheaval.

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

By implication, it warns that uncontrolled krodha (anger) in a powerful ruler-like figure brings social and cosmic disorder; dharmic governance emphasizes self-restraint and protection rather than rage that “darkens the world.”

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No direct Vastu or ritual rule is stated; however, the tejas–tamas contrast is a recurring ritual-cosmological idea (maintaining auspicious light/clarity), often used elsewhere in the Matsya Purana to frame auspiciousness versus inauspiciousness.