Shloka 32

Matsya Purana — The Battle for Tripura: Portents

Devanagari script

अन्योन्यमुद्दिश्य विमर्दतां च प्रधावतां चैव विनिघ्नतां च शब्दो बभूवामरदानवानां युगान्तकालेष्विव सागराणाम् //

Transliteration

anyonyamuddiśya vimardatāṃ ca pradhāvatāṃ caiva vinighnatāṃ ca śabdo babhūvāmaradānavānāṃ yugāntakāleṣviva sāgarāṇām //

Translation

As they aimed at one another—crashing together, charging forward, and striking down—the tumultuous roar of the gods and the Dānavas arose, like the thundering of the oceans at the end of an age (yugānta).

Word by Word

• anyonyam: one another

• uddiśya: aiming at, targeting

• vimardatām: of those clashing/pressing against (one another)

• ca: and

• pradhāvatām: of those rushing/charging

• caiva: and indeed

• vinighnatām: of those striking down/slaying

• ca: and

• śabdaḥ: sound, roar

• babhūva: arose, came to be

• amara-dānavānām: of the immortals (devas) and the dānavas (asuras)

• yugānta-kāleṣu: at the times of the end of a yuga/age

• iva: like

• sāgarāṇām: of the oceans

Speaker

• Suta (Purana narrator) / narrative voice (battle description)

Entities Mentioned

• Amaras (Devas)
• Danavas (Daityas/Asuras)
• Sagaras (Oceans)

Tags

• Deva-Asura War
• Yuganta
• Pralaya Imagery
• Epic Battle
• Cosmic Sound

FAQs

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

It uses dissolution-language as a simile: the battle’s roar is compared to the oceans’ thunder at yugānta, evoking pralaya-like vastness and cosmic scale rather than describing an actual flood or dissolution event.

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

Indirectly, it frames warfare as overwhelming and consequential; in the Matsya Purana’s ethical atmosphere, such imagery underscores why rulers must restrain violence, act with discernment, and treat war as a grave last resort.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No direct Vāstu/ritual rule is stated; the key takeaway is symbolic—cosmic metaphors (like yugānta oceans) are used to magnify events, a common Purāṇic technique also seen in temple eulogies and ritual praises.