Shloka 49

Matsya Purana — The Battle for Tripura: Portents

Devanagari script

इति मयवचनाङ्कुशार्दितस्तं तडिन्माली रविरिवांशुमाली रणशिरसि समागतः सुराणां निजगादेदम् अरिंदमो ऽतिहर्षात् //

Transliteration

iti mayavacanāṅkuśārditastaṃ taḍinmālī ravirivāṃśumālī raṇaśirasi samāgataḥ surāṇāṃ nijagādedam ariṃdamo 'tiharṣāt //

Translation

Thus, goaded by my words—like a steed urged on by a goad—the lightning-garlanded, radiant one, like the sun encircled by its rays, came to the head of the battlefield where the gods had assembled; and that crusher of foes spoke these words in great delight.

Word by Word

• iti: thus

• maya: by me

• vacana-aṅkuśa: the goad of words (verbal urging)

• arditaḥ: impelled, prodded

• tam: him

• taḍin-mālī: wearing a garland of lightning (lightning-adorned)

• raviḥ iva: like the sun

• aṃśu-mālī: garlanded with rays, radiant

• raṇa-śirasi: at the head/front of battle, on the battlefield

• samāgataḥ: arrived, came together

• surāṇām: of the gods

• nijagāda: spoke, declared

• idam: this

• ariṃdamaḥ: crusher of enemies

• ati-harṣāt: from great joy, in excessive exhilaration.

Speaker

• Narrator (Purāṇic narrator describing the scene); the forthcoming speech is by the ariṃdama (enemy-crusher), likely a leading deva/hero arriving to address the gods.

Entities Mentioned

• Suras (Devas)
• Ariṃdama (enemy-crusher, epithet)
• Ravi (Sun, as simile)

Tags

• DevasuraWar
• Battlefield
• HeroicSimile
• PuranaNarration
• DivineRadiance

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss Pralaya; it is a battlefield narrative describing a radiant, lightning-adorned hero arriving to the assembled gods and beginning to speak.

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

Indirectly, it models leadership-through-encouragement: timely counsel (“goad of words”) rouses capable protectors to act—an idea echoed in Purāṇic ethics where rulers inspire and organize defenders in crises.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or ritual procedure is stated; the verse is primarily poetic narration using similes (sun with rays, lightning garland) to convey divine radiance and martial momentum.