Shloka 6

Matsya Purana — The Battle for Tripura: Portents

Devanagari script

भूयोदीरितवीर्यास्ते परस्परकृतागसः पूर्वदेवाश्च देवाश्च सूदयन्तः परस्परम् //

Transliteration

bhūyodīritavīryāste parasparakṛtāgasaḥ pūrvadevāśca devāśca sūdayantaḥ parasparam //

Translation

Their prowess flared up again; having wronged one another, the former gods and the (present) gods began to slay each other in mutual combat.

Word by Word

• bhūyaḥ: again, once more

• udīrita: aroused, stirred up

• vīryāḥ: valor, might, martial energy

• te: they

• paraspara: mutually, one another

• kṛta: done, committed

• āgasaḥ: offenses, transgressions, injuries

• pūrva-devāḥ: earlier/former gods

• ca: and

• devāḥ: gods (the other party)

• ca: and

• sūdayantaḥ: killing, striking down, slaughtering

• parasparam: one another, mutually

Speaker

• Suta (narrator) recounting the Purana’s account of divine conflict (within the Matsya Purana’s dialogue framework)

Entities Mentioned

• Pūrvadevas
• Devas

Tags

• Deva Conflict
• Manvantara
• Cosmic Order
• Karma
• Puranic Warfare

FAQs

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

It does not describe Pralaya directly; it highlights cyclical cosmic disorder within a Manvantara—when accumulated offenses provoke renewed conflict even among divine beings.

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

By showing that even the powerful fall into ruin through mutual wrongdoing, it reinforces the Rajadharma ethic of restraint, reconciliation, and avoiding retaliatory escalation that multiplies guilt (āgas) and violence.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vastu or ritual procedure is stated in this verse; its takeaway is ethical and cosmological—conflict arises from mutual transgression, not from temple-building or rite-specific rules.