Shloka 38

Matsya Purana — Skanda’s Consecration

Devanagari script

चिन्तयामास स तदा किंचिदुद्भ्रान्तमानसः अपूर्वः को भवेद्योद्धा यो मया न विनिर्जितः //

Transliteration

cintayāmāsa sa tadā kiṃcidudbhrāntamānasaḥ apūrvaḥ ko bhavedyoddhā yo mayā na vinirjitaḥ //

Translation

Then he reflected, his mind somewhat unsettled: “Who could that unprecedented warrior be—one whom I have not yet defeated?”

Word by Word

• चिन्तयामास (cintayāmāsa): he pondered/reflected

• स (sa): he

• तदा (tadā): then

• किंचित् (kiṃcit): somewhat/a little

• उद्भ्रान्त-मानसः (udbhrānta-mānasaḥ): with a disturbed/agitated mind

• अपूर्वः (apūrvaḥ): unprecedented/unknown before

• कः (kaḥ): who

• भवेत् (bhavet): could be/might be

• योद्धा (yoddhā): warrior

• यः (yaḥ): who

• मया (mayā): by me

• न (na): not

• विनिर्जितः (vinirjitaḥ): conquered/defeated.

Speaker

• Narrator (Sūta-style narrative voice describing a king/warrior’s inner thought)

Tags

• Rajadharma
• Kshatriya
• Yuddha
• Pride
• Self-inquiry

FAQs

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

This verse does not address pralaya or cosmology; it focuses on a warrior-king’s disturbed reflection about an unconquered opponent.

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

It highlights a ruler’s martial self-assessment and the kṣatriya impulse toward proving supremacy; in Rajadharma contexts, such pride is typically tempered by discernment, restraint, and dharmic decision-making before conflict.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No vastu, temple-building, iconography, or ritual procedure is mentioned; the verse is psychological and martial rather than technical.