Shloka 15

Matsya Purana — War of Devas and Asuras; Birth of Aurva Fire; Countering Tamasī Māyā through ...

Devanagari script

मायापाशैर्विमुक्तास्तु यत्नवन्तः सुरोत्तमाः वपूंषि दैत्यसिंहानां तमोभूतान्यपातयन् //

Transliteration

māyāpāśairvimuktāstu yatnavantaḥ surottamāḥ vapūṃṣi daityasiṃhānāṃ tamobhūtānyapātayan //

Translation

Freed from the snare of illusion, the foremost of the gods, resolute in their exertion, struck down the bodies of those lion-like Daityas, now become enveloped in darkness.

Word by Word

• मायापाशैः (māyāpāśaiḥ): by the nooses/snares of illusion

• विमुक्ताः (vimuktāḥ): freed, released

• तु (tu): indeed, then

• यत्नवन्तः (yatnavantaḥ): energetic, striving, making effort

• सुरोत्तमाः (surottamāḥ): the best/foremost among the gods

• वपूंषि (vapūṃṣi): bodies, forms

• दैत्यसिंहानाम् (daitya-siṃhānām): of the Daityas who are like lions

• तमोभूतानि (tamo-bhūtāni): having become darkness-clad / plunged into darkness

• अपातयन् (apātayan): caused to fall, struck down, felled

Speaker

• Sūta (narrator) recounting the battle episode (Devas vs. Daityas)

Entities Mentioned

• Suras (Devas)
• Daityas

Tags

• Devasura
• Maya
• Dharma
• Battle
• PuranaNarrative

FAQs

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

This verse is not describing cosmic Pralaya; it uses tamas (darkness) symbolically in a battle context—when the Daityas fall into darkness/ignorance, the Devas, freed from māyā’s snare, defeat them.

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

Ethically, it frames victory as arising from freedom from delusion (māyā) and sustained effort (yatna). For a king or householder, it implies disciplined clarity and perseverance as the means to overcome destructive tendencies.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or ritual procedure is specified in this verse; its focus is martial and philosophical—liberation from māyā and the overcoming of tamas.