Shloka 125

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

Devanagari script

मयैष लक्षितो दैत्यो ऽधिष्ठितः प्राप्तपौरुषः मा शक्र मोहमागच्छ क्षिप्रमस्त्रं स्मर प्रभो //

Transliteration

mayaiṣa lakṣito daityo 'dhiṣṭhitaḥ prāptapauruṣaḥ mā śakra mohamāgaccha kṣipramastraṃ smara prabho //

Translation

“I have marked this Daitya—he is now firmly possessed (by resolve) and has regained his full manly prowess. O Śakra, do not fall into delusion; quickly recollect and deploy your weapon, O Lord.”

Word by Word

• mayā: by me

• eṣaḥ: this

• lakṣitaḥ: identified/marked

• daityaḥ: Daitya (demon)

• adhiṣṭhitaḥ: firmly taken hold of/possessed/settled in resolve

• prāpta-pauruṣaḥ: having attained (again) his pauruṣa—valor/manly strength

• mā: do not

• śakra: O Śakra (Indra)

• moham: delusion/confusion

• āgaccha: come to/enter

• kṣipram: quickly

• astram: weapon/divine missile

• smara: remember/recollect (and ready)

• prabho: O Lord

Speaker

• A deva/ally counselor addressing Indra (Śakra) during the Deva–Asura conflict (likely a divine attendant or strategist within the battle narrative)

Entities Mentioned

• Śakra (Indra)
• Daitya
• Astra

Tags

• Deva-Asura war
• Indra
• Astra
• Valor
• Moral resolve

FAQs

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

This verse is not about Pralaya; it belongs to a battle-context passage emphasizing clarity of mind and swift action rather than cosmic dissolution.

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

It teaches a dharmic leadership principle: do not succumb to moha (confusion) in crisis; recognize the opponent’s regained strength and respond decisively with the appropriate means (astra = rightful power/strategy).

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or temple-ritual rule appears here; the technical term is astra, pointing to the ritualized remembrance/activation of divine weapons in Puranic warfare scenes.