Shloka 48

Matsya Purana — Tārakāsura’s Austerity and Boon; Mobilization for War; Bṛhaspati’s Fourfold P...

Devanagari script

अनेकाकारविन्यासाश् चान्येषां तु ध्वजास्तथा शतेन शीघ्रवेगाणां व्याघ्राणां हेममालिनाम् //

Transliteration

anekākāravinyāsāś cānyeṣāṃ tu dhvajāstathā śatena śīghravegāṇāṃ vyāghrāṇāṃ hemamālinām //

Translation

Likewise, the banners of the others were arranged in many different forms—adorned with a hundred swift-running tigers, garlanded with gold.

Word by Word

• aneka-ākāra: many forms

• vinyāsaḥ/vinyāsāḥ: arrangement, layout, disposition

• ca: and

• anyeṣām: of others, of other (types)

• tu: indeed, moreover

• dhvajāḥ: banners, standards

• tathā: likewise

• śatena: with a hundred, by the number one hundred

• śīghra-vega: swift in speed, fast-moving

• vyāghrāṇām: of tigers

• hema-mālinām: garlanded/adorned with gold (golden garlands/ornaments).

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (teaching Vaivasvata Manu)

Entities Mentioned

• Lord Matsya
• Vaivasvata Manu
• dhvaja (banner/standard)
• vyāghra (tiger)
• hema (gold)

Tags

• Vastuvidya
• Iconography
• Dhvaja
• Temple-decoration
• Royal-emblems

FAQs

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

This verse does not address Pralaya; it focuses on material and symbolic design—how banners/standards may be arranged with auspicious and powerful motifs (like tigers) and gold ornamentation.

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

It aligns with royal duty and public ritual decorum: a king’s standards and ceremonial insignia should be properly designed and richly adorned, projecting order, authority, and auspiciousness in state and religious processions.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

It points to Vastu/Iconography practice: dhvajas (standards) are prescribed with specific layouts and motifs—here, swift tigers and gold garlands—indicating regulated temple/royal decorative schemes used in festivals, consecrations, and processions.