Shloka 15

Matsya Purana — The Terror of Tripura and the Gods’ Hymn to Śiva

Devanagari script

ते यूयं यदि अन्ये च क्रतुविध्वंसकं हरम् याचामः सहिता देवं त्रिपुरं स हनिष्यति //

Transliteration

te yūyaṃ yadi anye ca kratuvidhvaṃsakaṃ haram yācāmaḥ sahitā devaṃ tripuraṃ sa haniṣyati //

Translation

If you and the others unite, let us beseech Hara—the destroyer of sacrifices; joined together, we shall petition that god, and he will slay Tripura.

Word by Word

• ते (te): those/they

• यूयं (yūyaṃ): you (all)

• यदि (yadi): if

• अन्ये (anye): others

• च (ca): and

• क्रतु (kratu): sacrifice/ritual

• विध्वंसकम् (vidhvaṃsakam): destroyer/one who brings ruin

• हरम् (haram): Hara (Śiva)

• याचामः (yācāmaḥ): we request/beseech

• सहिताः (sahitāḥ): together/united

• देवं (devaṃ): the god

• त्रिपुरम् (tripuram): Tripura (the triple city/fortress)

• स (sa): he

• हनिष्यति (haniṣyati): will kill/destroy.

Speaker

• A deity (Deva) addressing other gods (collective counsel in the Tripura narrative)

Entities Mentioned

• Hara (Shiva)
• Tripura

Tags

• Tripura
• Shiva
• Devas
• Ritual
• Mythology

FAQs

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

This verse is not about cosmic dissolution (pralaya); it concerns a mythic crisis where the gods seek Śiva’s intervention to destroy Tripura.

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

Indirectly, it models dharmic strategy: when a threat exceeds one’s capacity, one should seek rightful divine/authoritative support and act in unity rather than in isolated rivalry.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Ritually, it highlights Śiva as “kratu-vidhvaṃsaka” (one who disrupts sacrifices), pointing to tensions between ritual power and higher divine authority; architecturally, “Tripura” implies fortified triple structures, but no Vāstu rule is specified in this verse.