Shloka 61

Matsya Purana — The Pushkara Manifestation

Devanagari script

क्रोधायाः सर्वभूतानि पिशाचाश्चैव पार्थिव जज्ञे यक्षगणांश्चैव राक्षसांश्च विशांपते //

Transliteration

krodhāyāḥ sarvabhūtāni piśācāścaiva pārthiva jajñe yakṣagaṇāṃścaiva rākṣasāṃśca viśāṃpate //

Translation

From Krodhā (Wrath) were born all manner of beings—indeed the Piśācas; and, O king, there also arose the hosts of Yakṣas and the Rākṣasas, O lord of the people.

Word by Word

• क्रोधायाः (krodhāyāḥ): from Wrath (personified Krodhā)

• सर्वभूतानि (sarvabhūtāni): all beings / all kinds of creatures

• पिशाचाः (piśācāḥ): Piśācas (ghoulish beings)

• च एव (ca eva): and indeed

• पार्थिव (pārthiva): O king / O ruler of the earth

• जज्ञे (jajñe): were born / arose

• यक्षगणान् (yakṣagaṇān): hosts/groups of Yakṣas

• च एव (ca eva): and indeed

• राक्षसान् (rākṣasān): Rākṣasas (demonic beings)

• च (ca): and

• विशांपते (viśāṃpate): O lord of the people (king)

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (Vishnu) instructing Vaivasvata Manu (probable narrative frame)

Entities Mentioned

• Krodhā (Wrath, personified)
• Piśācas
• Yakṣas
• Rākṣasas

Tags

• Creation
• Cosmogony
• Puranic beings
• Genealogy of beings
• Ethics

FAQs

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

It presents a creation principle: fierce classes of beings (Piśācas, Yakṣas, Rākṣasas) arise from the personified force of wrath (krodha), emphasizing moral-psychological causes in cosmic genealogy rather than describing pralaya.

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

By linking wrath to the birth of harmful or disruptive beings, it implicitly warns rulers and householders to restrain krodha; governance and domestic life thrive through self-control and measured discipline rather than anger.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No direct Vāstu or ritual rule is stated; the takeaway is ethical—anger is portrayed as a generative source of inauspicious forces, a theme often used to motivate purity, restraint, and auspicious conduct in ritual contexts.