Shloka 59

Matsya Purana — The Burning of Tripura and Rudra’s Victory

Devanagari script

रमणैरुपगूढाश्च रमन्त्यो रमणैः सह दह्यन्ते दानवेन्द्राणाम् अग्निना ह्यपि ताः स्त्रियः //

Transliteration

ramaṇairupagūḍhāśca ramantyo ramaṇaiḥ saha dahyante dānavendrāṇām agninā hyapi tāḥ striyaḥ //

Translation

Even those women—embraced by their lovers and sporting together with them—were burned by the fire of the Dānava-lords as well.

Word by Word

• रमणैः (ramaṇaiḥ): by/with lovers, beloved men

• उपगूढाः (upagūḍhāḥ): closely embraced, clasped

• च (ca): and

• रमन्त्यः (ramantyaḥ): sporting, delighting

• रमणैः सह (ramaṇaiḥ saha): together with their lovers

• दह्यन्ते (dahyante): are burned, are consumed by fire

• दानवेन्द्राणाम् (dānavendrāṇām): of the lords of the Dānavas (demon-kings)

• अग्निना (agninā): by fire

• हि (hi): indeed, surely

• अपि (api): also, even

• ताः (tāḥ): those

• स्त्रियः (striyaḥ): women

Speaker

• Sūta (Purāṇic narrator) reporting the events (probable narrative voice within Matsya Purāṇa’s continuous narration)

Entities Mentioned

• Dānava
• Dānavendra

Tags

• Destruction
• Asura-Dānava
• Fire
• Pralaya-like imagery
• Puranic narrative

FAQs

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

It uses pralaya-like imagery—inescapable, consuming fire—to depict total destruction, emphasizing that worldly attachment offers no refuge when a catastrophic end arrives.

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

By showing pleasure and intimacy overwhelmed by sudden ruin, it implicitly warns rulers and householders to uphold dharma and restraint, not relying on enjoyment or power as protection against the consequences of adharma and fate.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No direct Vāstu/temple or ritual procedure is stated; the key takeaway is symbolic—fire as a purifying/ending force—often echoed in Purāṇic ritual imagination, but not as a technical Vāstu rule in this verse.