Shloka 27

Matsya Purana — Tripura Takes Refuge in the Ocean; Maya’s Hidden Nectar-Reservoir and the God...

Devanagari script

सिंहनादं ततः कृत्वा देवा देवरथं च तम् परिवार्य ययुर्हृष्टाः सायुधाः पश्चिमोदधिम् //

Transliteration

siṃhanādaṃ tataḥ kṛtvā devā devarathaṃ ca tam parivārya yayurhṛṣṭāḥ sāyudhāḥ paścimodadhim //

Translation

Then, having raised a lion-like battle-cry, the gods—glad at heart and armed—surrounded that divine chariot and marched toward the western ocean.

Word by Word

• सिंहनादम्: lion-roar, triumphant war-cry

• ततः: then

• कृत्वा: having done/made

• देवाः: the gods

• देवरथम्: the divine chariot

• च: and

• तम्: that

• परिवार्य: surrounding/escorting

• ययुः: went/marched

• हृष्टाः: delighted, exultant

• सायुधाः: bearing weapons, armed

• पश्चिमोदधिम्: the western ocean

Speaker

• Sūta (narrator) recounting the episode

Entities Mentioned

• Devas
• Devaratha (divine chariot)
• Western Ocean (Paścimodadhi)

Tags

• Devāsura war
• Battle-cry
• Divine chariot
• Puranic geography
• Martial procession

FAQs

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

This verse does not describe pralaya; it depicts a wartime mobilization—armed gods raising a siṃhanāda and advancing toward the western ocean.

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

Indirectly, it models dharmic resolve and disciplined action: collective protection (parivārya) and readiness (sāyudhāḥ) reflect ideals of organized defense and leadership in crisis.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or ritual procedure is specified; the key motif is the siṃhanāda (martial cry) and the procession around a devaratha, useful mainly for narrative and iconographic context (gods with weapons and chariot).