Shloka 80

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

Devanagari script

*सूत उवाच दृश्यते दृश्यते यत्र ध्रुवस्तत्र मयास्पदम् देवद्विट् तु मयश्चातः स तदा खिन्नमानसः ततश्च्युतो ऽन्यलोके ऽस्मिंस् त्राणार्थं वै चकार सः //

Transliteration

*sūta uvāca dṛśyate dṛśyate yatra dhruvastatra mayāspadam devadviṭ tu mayaścātaḥ sa tadā khinnamānasaḥ tataścyuto 'nyaloke 'smiṃs trāṇārthaṃ vai cakāra saḥ //

Translation

Sūta said: “Where Dhruva is seen—indeed, where he is beheld—there is my own station. But the god-hater, having fallen away from my realm, became then dejected at heart; and, cast down into this other world, he undertook measures for his protection.”

Word by Word

• sūta uvāca: Sūta said

• dṛśyate dṛśyate: is seen, is clearly perceived

• yatra: where

• dhruvaḥ: Dhruva (the Pole Star / Dhruva-loka)

• tatra: there

• mayā āspadam: my abode/seat (my station)

• devadviṭ: hater of the gods (impious adversary)

• tu: but

• mayaḥ (mayāt): from me/from my realm (ablative sense, contextually ‘from my station’)

• cyutaḥ: fallen, slipped down

• saḥ: he

• tadā: then

• khinna-mānasaḥ: downcast in mind, distressed

• tataḥ: thereafter

• cyutaḥ: fallen

• anya-loke: in another world/realm

• asmiṃs: in this (world)

• trāṇa-artham: for the sake of protection/safety

• vai: indeed

• cakāra: did, undertook

• saḥ: he.

Speaker

• Sūta (Sūta Ugraśravas)

Entities Mentioned

• Dhruva

Tags

• Dhruva-loka
• Cosmology
• Karma
• Fall from heaven
• Puranic astronomy

FAQs

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

This verse is not directly about Pralaya; it highlights Puranic cosmology—Dhruva’s fixed celestial station—and implies karmic descent from higher realms when one becomes opposed to the gods (devadviṭ).

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

By contrasting Dhruva’s exalted, stable station with the ‘devadviṭ’ who falls and becomes anxious for safety, the verse reinforces the ethical ideal: uphold dharma and reverence for the divine order to secure stability and protection in life and afterlife.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No explicit Vāstu or ritual procedure is stated; the practical takeaway is symbolic—Dhruva as a fixed ‘axis’ can inform ritual/cosmic orientation themes, but the verse itself is primarily cosmological and moral.