Shloka 8

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

Devanagari script

विनाशमागताः प्राप्य शलभा इव पावकम् युगे युगे च दैत्यानां त्वमेवान्तकरो हरे //

Transliteration

vināśamāgatāḥ prāpya śalabhā iva pāvakam yuge yuge ca daityānāṃ tvamevāntakaro hare //

Translation

Having met their ruin—like moths rushing into a flame—so too, in every age, you alone, O Hari, are the bringer of the end for the Daityas.

Word by Word

• vināśam: destruction/ruin

• āgatāḥ: having come to/reached

• prāpya: having attained/met with

• śalabhāḥ: moths

• iva: like

• pāvakam: fire/flame

• yuge yuge: in every age, age after age

• ca: and

• daityānām: of the Daityas (demon-clans)

• tvam eva: you alone

• antakaraḥ: end-maker, destroyer

• hare: O Hari (Vishnu)

Speaker

• A devotee/narrator offering stuti to Hari (Vishnu)

Entities Mentioned

• Hari
• Daityas

Tags

• Vishnu
• Daitya-vadha
• Yuga-dharma
• Stuti
• Protection

FAQs

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

It does not describe cosmic Pralaya directly; it emphasizes recurring destruction of adharmic Daityas in every yuga, a moral-cosmic “restoration” rather than total dissolution.

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

It frames a core Purāṇic ethic: uphold dharma and restrain destructive forces; kings and householders are to oppose adharmic conduct, trusting that divine order ultimately ends tyranny.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or temple-rule detail appears here; ritually, it functions as stuti—praise used in worship to invoke Hari’s protective, demon-destroying power.