Shloka 38
Matsya Purana — The Burning of Tripura and Rudra’s Victory
नन्दिना सादिते दैत्ये विद्युन्मालौ हते मयः ददाह प्रमथानीकं वनमग्निरिवोद्धतः //
nandinā sādite daitye vidyunmālau hate mayaḥ dadāha pramathānīkaṃ vanamagnirivoddhataḥ //
When the Daitya was struck down by Nandin and Vidyunmālī was slain, Maya, rising in fury, burned the host of the Pramathas—like a raging forest-fire consuming a woodland.
FAQs
It does not describe Pralaya directly; it uses the imagery of a forest-fire to convey overwhelming destruction in battle, a common Purāṇic metaphor for total consumption.
Indirectly, it highlights the Purāṇic ethic that unchecked wrath and retaliatory violence (here, Maya’s fury) leads to indiscriminate devastation—an implicit warning for rulers to restrain anger and protect their dependents.
No explicit Vāstu or ritual rule appears in this verse; however, the Maya mentioned here is traditionally associated with Asura craftsmanship/architecture in Purāṇic lore, which later contexts sometimes connect to extraordinary constructions.