Shloka 53
Matsya Purana — The Slaying of Jambha and the Rise of Tāraka: Divine Battle Formations
दिक्षु भूमौ तमेवोग्रं रुद्रं दैत्या व्यलोकयन् एवं विलुलिते तस्मिन् दानवेन्द्रे महाबले //
dikṣu bhūmau tamevograṃ rudraṃ daityā vyalokayan evaṃ vilulite tasmin dānavendre mahābale //
In every direction and upon the earth, the Daityas beheld none but that fierce Rudra. Thus, when that mighty lord of the Dānavas had been utterly shaken and thrown into confusion, they kept their gaze fixed on Rudra alone.
FAQs
This verse is not describing pralaya; it depicts a battle-myth scene where the Daityas perceive only the fierce Rudra everywhere, emphasizing divine overpowering presence rather than cosmic dissolution.
Indirectly, it reinforces a Purāṇic ethical motif: when confronted with overwhelming power (daiva/īśvara), pride and aggression collapse—an implied warning to rulers and householders to restrain arrogance and act with humility and dharma.
No explicit Vāstu or ritual procedure appears in this verse; its primary significance is theological—Rudra’s all-pervading, terrifying presence in a martial context.