Shloka 92

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

Devanagari script

मुसलायुधदुष्प्रेक्ष्यं नानाप्राणिमहारवम् किंनराः श्वेतवसनाः सितपत्त्रिपताकिनः //

Transliteration

musalāyudhaduṣprekṣyaṃ nānāprāṇimahāravam kiṃnarāḥ śvetavasanāḥ sitapattripatākinaḥ //

Translation

Terrifying to behold with their mace-like weapons and resounding with the great roar of many kinds of creatures, these Kiṃnaras are clad in white garments and bear white pennants with leaf-like streamers.

Word by Word

• मुसल (musala): mace/club

• आयुध (āyudha): weapon

• दुष्प्रेक्ष्यम् (duṣprekṣyam): hard to look at, dreadful to behold

• नाना (nānā): various, many kinds

• प्राणि (prāṇi): living beings/creatures

• महारवम् (mahāravam): great roar, loud clamour

• किंनराः (kiṃnarāḥ): Kiṃnaras (celestial/semi-divine beings)

• श्वेत (śveta): white

• वसनाः (vasanāḥ): clothed, wearing garments

• सित (sita): white, bright

• पत्त्रि (pattri): leaf-like/with leaves (streamers)

• पताकिनः (patākinaḥ): bearing banners/flags

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (in instruction to Vaivasvata Manu, within the Matsya Purana’s descriptive-ritual narrative)

Entities Mentioned

• Kiṃnaras

Tags

• Iconography
• Processions
• Ritual
• Temple
• Vastu Shastra

FAQs

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

This verse does not directly discuss Pralaya; it focuses on descriptive iconography—how Kiṃnaras (celestial attendants) appear with weapons, loud cries, white clothing, and white banners.

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

Indirectly, it supports dharmic kingship/householder piety by prescribing orderly sacred representation—maintaining proper ritual aesthetics and disciplined public religious display (e.g., processions with correctly marked attendants).

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

It functions as a visual-ritual specification: attendants (Kiṃnaras) are characterized by white attire and white banner-flags, details useful for temple procession standards and iconographic planning within Matsya Purana–style pratima/utsava arrangements.