Shloka 134
Matsya Purana — The Slaying of Jambha and the Rise of Tāraka: Divine Battle Formations
दुःसंचाराभवत्पृथ्वी मांसशोणितकर्दमा रुधिरौघह्रदावर्ता शवराशिशिलोच्चयैः //
duḥsaṃcārābhavatpṛthvī māṃsaśoṇitakardamā rudhiraughahradāvartā śavarāśiśiloccayaiḥ //
The earth became impossible to traverse—turned into mire of flesh and blood, with whirlpools in lakes formed by torrents of gore, and with heaps of corpses rising like rocky mounds.
FAQs
It depicts Pralaya as a moral and physical collapse of the world-order: the earth becomes impassable, transformed into gruesome mire, signaling a catastrophic dissolution where normal geography and life-supporting conditions break down.
By contrast, it underscores why dharma—protection of life, restraint of violence, and maintenance of social order—is central to kingship and household ethics; when dharma fails, the text imagines the world sliding into chaos and mass death.
No direct Vastu or ritual rule is stated; the takeaway is contextual—Pralaya imagery serves as a cautionary frame in the Purana, contrasting worldly instability with the need for durable dharmic and ritual foundations.