Shloka 155

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

Devanagari script

तांस्तु त्रस्तान्समालोक्य श्रुत्वारोषमगात्परम् स जम्भदानवेन्द्रं तु सुरै रणमुखे हतम् //

Transliteration

tāṃstu trastānsamālokya śrutvāroṣamagātparam sa jambhadānavendraṃ tu surai raṇamukhe hatam //

Translation

But seeing them terrified, and hearing what had happened, he was seized by extreme wrath—for Jambha, the lord of the Dānavas, had been slain by the gods on the very front of battle.

Word by Word

• तान् (tān): them

• तु (tu): but/indeed

• त्रस्तान् (trastān): frightened, terrified

• समालोक्य (samālokya): having seen

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā): having heard

• रोषम् (roṣam): anger, wrath

• अगात् (agāt): went/entered (was overtaken by)

• परम् (param): supreme, extreme

• स (sa): he

• जम्भदानवेन्द्रम् (jambha-dānavendram): Jambha, the lord/king of the Dānavas

• तु (tu): indeed

• सुरैः (suraiḥ): by the gods (Devas)

• रणमुखे (raṇa-mukhe): at the battle-front/in the forefront of combat

• हतम् (hatam): slain, killed.

Speaker

• Suta (narrator) / Puranic narrator describing the episode (contextual narration within Matsya Purana)

Entities Mentioned

• Jambha
• Danavas
• Suras (Devas)

Tags

• Deva-Asura war
• Danava dynasty
• Puranic battles
• Wrath (rosha)
• Mythic narrative

FAQs

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

This verse does not describe Pralaya or cosmic dissolution; it belongs to a Deva–Dānava battle narrative, highlighting the consequences of a Danava leader’s death and the surge of wrath that follows.

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

Indirectly, it reflects a common Purāṇic ethic: a leader’s fall (here, Jambha) destabilizes followers and provokes retaliation; it serves as a caution on how fear and anger can drive conflict, a theme relevant to kingship (controlling wrath, maintaining order) though not a direct rajadharma injunction.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

None is stated in this verse; it is purely martial narrative vocabulary (e.g., raṇa-mukha ‘battle-front’) and does not address Vastu Shastra, temple building, or ritual procedure.