Shloka 37

Matsya Purana — Skanda’s Consecration

Devanagari script

बन्द्युद्घुष्टस्तुतिरवां नानावाद्यनिनादिताम् सेनां नाकसदां दैत्यः प्रासादस्थो व्यलोकयत् //

Transliteration

bandyudghuṣṭastutiravāṃ nānāvādyanināditām senāṃ nākasadāṃ daityaḥ prāsādastho vyalokayat //

Translation

Standing upon his palace, the Daitya watched the army of the heaven-dwellers—resounding with the acclaim of bards and the roar of many kinds of musical instruments.

Word by Word

• bandi: bards/panegyrists

• udghuṣṭa: loudly proclaimed/raised aloud

• stuti-ravām: having the sound of praises (acclamations)

• nānā-vādya: many kinds of instruments

• nināditām: made to resound/reverberating

• senām: army

• nāka-sadām: of the dwellers in heaven (Devas)

• daityaḥ: the Daitya (demon/asura)

• prāsāda-sthaḥ: situated on/standing in a palace

• vyalokayat: looked at/observed

Speaker

• Narrator (Purāṇic narration; likely Sūta conveying the episode)

Entities Mentioned

• Daitya
• Devas (Nāka-sadaḥ)
• Bards (Bandi)
• Palace (Prāsāda)

Tags

• Daitya-Deva conflict
• Battle narrative
• Martial pageantry
• Puranic armies
• Soundscape (vādya, stuti)

FAQs

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

This verse does not address pralaya; it depicts a wartime scene where a Daitya observes the Devas’ army amid acclamations and instrumental sounds.

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

Indirectly, it reflects royal-war protocol: armies are publicly rallied with praise-singers and instruments, emphasizing morale, display of strength, and organized observation from a fortified palace.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Architecturally, the verse highlights the prāsāda (palace) as a strategic vantage point for surveillance and command; ritually, it hints at auspicious martial proclamation through stuti (praise) and vādya (instrumental sound).