Shloka 90

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

Devanagari script

नद्यः ससागराः सर्वाः सो ऽकम्पयत दानवः कपिलश्च महीपुत्रो व्याघ्रवांश्चैव कम्पितः //

Transliteration

nadyaḥ sasāgarāḥ sarvāḥ so 'kampayata dānavaḥ kapilaśca mahīputro vyāghravāṃścaiva kampitaḥ //

Translation

That Dānava shook all the rivers together with the oceans; Kapila, the earth-born (son of the Earth), and Vyāghravāṃśa as well were set trembling.

Word by Word

• नद्यः (nadyāḥ): rivers

• स-सागराः (sa-sāgarāḥ): together with the oceans

• सर्वाः (sarvāḥ): all

• सः (saḥ): he/that one

• अकम्पयत (akampayat): caused to quake, shook

• दानवः (dānavaḥ): a Dānava (demonic being of the Danu lineage)

• कपिलः (kapilaḥ): Kapila (name of a being/sage)

• च (ca): and

• मही-पुत्रः (mahī-putraḥ): son of the Earth, earth-born

• व्याघ्रवांश्च (vyāghravāṃś ca): and Vyāghravāṃśa (proper name)

• एव (eva): indeed/also

• कम्पितः (kampitaḥ): shaken, made to tremble.

Speaker

• Sūta (narrator) reporting the events within the Matsya Purana’s dialogue framework

Entities Mentioned

• Dānava
• Kapila
• Mahī (Earth)
• Vyāghravāṃśa
• Rivers
• Oceans

Tags

• Pralaya
• Omens
• CosmicDisturbance
• PuranicNarrative
• Portents

FAQs

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

It presents a classic pralaya-style portent: the natural order is destabilized—rivers and even oceans tremble—signaling an approaching cosmic crisis or transition.

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

As an omen-verse, it implies vigilance and dharmic preparedness: rulers and householders should respond to widespread disorder by strengthening protection, ritual steadiness, charity, and adherence to counsel from sages rather than panic.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No direct Vāstu rule is stated; however, the motif of “ground/realm trembling” functions as a ritual warning-sign—traditionally prompting śānti (pacificatory) rites before major undertakings such as consecrations or construction.