Shloka 7

Matsya Purana — The Battle at Tripura: Shiva’s Strategy

Devanagari script

इदं वृत्तमिदं ख्यातं वह्निवद्भृशतापनम् एते जना गिरिप्रख्याः सकुण्डलकिरीटिनः //

Transliteration

idaṃ vṛttamidaṃ khyātaṃ vahnivadbhṛśatāpanam ete janā giriprakhyāḥ sakuṇḍalakirīṭinaḥ //

Translation

This has come to pass—this is the renowned account—scorching fiercely like fire. These beings appear mountain-like in stature, adorned with earrings and crowned with diadems.

Word by Word

• idam: this

• vṛttam: occurred event/incident

• idam: this

• khyātam: renowned, well-known

• vahnivat: like fire

• bhṛśa-tāpanam: intensely scorching, fiercely heating

• ete: these

• janāḥ: persons/beings

• giri-prakhyāḥ: resembling mountains, mountain-like

• sa-kuṇḍala: with earrings

• kirīṭinaḥ: wearing crowns/diadems

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (in discourse to Vaivasvata Manu, describing the fearful phenomenon and the beings associated with it)

Entities Mentioned

• Lord Matsya
• Vaivasvata Manu

Tags

• Pralaya
• Portents
• Cosmic Fire
• Divine Beings
• Iconography

FAQs

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

It characterizes the episode as a famous, intensely scorching event—suggestive of pralaya-like conditions marked by fire-like heat and overwhelming power.

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

Indirectly, it serves as a warning-text: rulers and householders should heed authoritative accounts of calamity, cultivate preparedness, and uphold dharma when extraordinary portents and disruptions arise.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

While not a Vastu rule, the imagery of earrings (kuṇḍala) and crown (kirīṭa) is iconographic—useful for identifying and depicting exalted beings in ritual art and temple imagery.