Shloka 49

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

Devanagari script

भ्रामयामास वेगेन ह्य् अतीव च गजासुरम् दृष्ट्वा श्रमातुरं दैत्यं किंचित्स्फुरितजीवितम् //

Transliteration

bhrāmayāmāsa vegena hy atīva ca gajāsuram dṛṣṭvā śramāturaṃ daityaṃ kiṃcitsphuritajīvitam //

Translation

He whirled Gajāsura around with tremendous speed; and seeing that the daitya was exhausted—his life-breath only faintly flickering—he pressed the attack.

Word by Word

• भ्रामयामास: whirled, spun around

• वेगेन: with speed, force

• हि: indeed

• अतीव: exceedingly

• च: and

• गजासुरम्: Gajāsura (the elephant-demon)

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen

• श्रमातुरम्: wearied, overcome by fatigue

• दैत्यम्: the daitya/demon

• किंचित्: slightly, faintly

• स्फुरित: trembling, flickering

• जीवितम्: life, vitality (life-breath).

Speaker

• Sūta (narrator) describing the combat (narrative voice within the Matsya Purāṇa)

Entities Mentioned

• Gajāsura

Tags

• Daitya
• Battle
• Heroic narrative
• Puranic warfare
• Mythology

FAQs

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

Nothing directly—this verse is a battlefield description, focusing on the weakening of Gajāsura rather than cosmology or pralaya.

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

Indirectly, it reflects the Purāṇic ideal of decisive action against adharma: once an aggressor is subdued, the protector (king/hero) must end the threat to restore order.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No vastu, temple-building, or ritual procedure is mentioned; the technical content here is martial imagery (speed, exhaustion, life flickering).