Shloka 110

Matsya Purana — The Slaying of Jambha and the Rise of Tāraka: Divine Battle Formations

Devanagari script

महाशनीं वज्रमयीं मुमोचाशु शतक्रतुः तयाशन्या पतितया दैत्यस्याचलरूपिणः //

Transliteration

mahāśanīṃ vajramayīṃ mumocāśu śatakratuḥ tayāśanyā patitayā daityasyācalarūpiṇaḥ //

Translation

Śatakratu (Indra) swiftly hurled the great thunderbolt, made of vajra. Struck down by that falling bolt, the Daitya—whose form was like an immovable mountain—collapsed.

Word by Word

• महाशनीम् (mahāśanīm): great thunderbolt

• वज्रमयीम् (vajramayīm): made of vajra/adamantine

• मुमोच (mumoca): released, hurled

• आशु (āśu): swiftly

• शतक्रतुः (śatakratuḥ): Indra, performer of a hundred sacrifices

• तया (tayā): by that

• अशन्या (aśanyā): thunderbolt

• पतितया (patitayā): having fallen/descending

• दैत्यस्य (daityasya): of the Daitya (demon)

• अचलरूपिणः (acalarūpiṇaḥ): having the form of a mountain, immovable-like

Speaker

• Sūta (Paurāṇika narrator) describing the event (battle narration)

Entities Mentioned

• Indra (Śatakratu)
• Vajra (thunderbolt)
• Daitya

Tags

• Deva-Asura
• Indra
• Vajra
• Mythic Battle
• Puranic Warfare

FAQs

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

This verse does not address pralaya or cosmic dissolution; it depicts a martial episode where Indra’s vajra overpowers a Daitya, emphasizing divine force rather than cosmology.

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

Indirectly, it models the Purāṇic ideal of decisive action against adharmic forces—an image often used to support the king’s duty to protect order and remove threats to society.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No explicit Vāstu or ritual procedure is stated; the key technical term is vajramayī aśanī (adamantine thunderbolt), a mythic weapon motif rather than a temple/ritual prescription.