Shloka 30

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

Devanagari script

अमरवरपुरे ऽपि दारुणो जलधररावमृदङ्गगह्वरः दनुतनयनिनादमिश्रितः प्रतिनिधिसंक्षुभिताणवोपमः //

Transliteration

amaravarapure 'pi dāruṇo jaladhararāvamṛdaṅgagahvaraḥ danutanayaninādamiśritaḥ pratinidhisaṃkṣubhitāṇavopamaḥ //

Translation

Even in the excellent city of the immortals there arose a dreadful, cavernous booming—like a kettle-drum—mixed with the roar of rain-clouds and the cries of the sons of Danu; it was as though the very hosts of the Daityas were being violently stirred into upheaval.

Word by Word

• amara-vara-pure: in the best city of the immortals (Amarāvatī)

• api: even

• dāruṇaḥ: dreadful, terrible

• jaladhara-rāva: the roar of rain-clouds

• mṛdaṅga-gahvaraḥ: deep/cavernous like a mṛdaṅga-drum

• danu-tanaya-nināda: the clamour/cries of Danu’s sons (Daityas/Dānavas)

• miśritaḥ: mixed with

• pratinidhi-saṃkṣubhita: violently agitated as if by opposing forces/hosts

• āṇava-upamaḥ: comparable to (the tumult of) the Daityas/Asuras (āṇava as “asuric/daitya-like”).

Speaker

• Sūta (narrative voice describing portents; within the Matsya–Manu frame)

Entities Mentioned

• Amarāvatī (city of the gods)
• Danu
• Daityas/Dānavas
• Devas (immortals)

Tags

• Pralaya
• Portents
• Cosmic conflict
• Devas and Asuras
• Ominous sounds

FAQs

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

It presents a classic pralaya-omen: even the divine realm becomes disturbed by thunderous, war-like sounds, signaling cosmic disorder that precedes large-scale upheaval.

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

Though not prescribing duties directly, it implies that when ominous disturbances arise, rulers and householders should respond with vigilance, protection of dependents, and recourse to dharmic rites to steady society amid fear and instability.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No direct Vāstu rule appears; the ritual takeaway is the Purāṇic idea that abnormal sounds and widespread agitation function as omens, traditionally answered through śānti (appeasement) and protective rites.