Shloka 25

Matsya Purana — Omens in Tripura and the Nārada–Maya Dialogue on Dharma

Devanagari script

नारदे तु मुनौ याते मयो दानवनायकः शूरसंमतमित्येवं दानवानाह दानवः //

Transliteration

nārade tu munau yāte mayo dānavanāyakaḥ śūrasaṃmatamityevaṃ dānavānāha dānavaḥ //

Translation

When the sage Nārada had departed, Maya—the leader of the Dānavas—then addressed the Dānavas, speaking words that were approved by the brave.

Word by Word

• नारदे (nārade): Nārada

• तु (tu): then/indeed

• मुनौ (munau): when the sage

• याते (yāte): had gone/departed

• मयः (mayaḥ): Maya (the Dānava architect)

• दानवनायकः (dānavanāyakaḥ): leader of the Dānavas

• शूरसंमतम् (śūrasaṃmatam): approved by heroes/brave ones

• इति (iti): thus

• एवम् (evam): in this manner

• दानवान् (dānavān): the Dānavas

• आह (āha): said/addressed

• दानवः (dānavaḥ): the Dānava (Maya).

Speaker

• Narrator (Purāṇic narrative voice), reporting Maya’s address after Nārada leaves

Entities Mentioned

• Nārada
• Maya (Dānava)
• Dānavas

Tags

• Dānava narrative
• Nārada
• Maya
• Counsel
• Puranic dialogue

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss Pralaya directly; it sets a narrative transition—after Nārada leaves, Maya begins a counsel-like speech to the Dānavas.

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

Indirectly, it models a Purāṇic ethical pattern: counsel is given after a sage’s intervention, and decisions are framed as “approved by the brave,” implying that leadership should align speech and policy with recognized standards of valor and consensus.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No explicit Vāstu or ritual rule appears in this line, but the speaker is Maya—traditionally famed as a master architect—so the surrounding passage may lead into strategy, construction, or organized action associated with him.