Shloka 52

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

Devanagari script

त्रिदिवारोहिभिर्ज्वालैर् जृम्भमाणो दिशो दश निर्दहन्सर्वभूतानि ववृधे सो ऽन्तको ऽनलः //

Transliteration

tridivārohibhirjvālair jṛmbhamāṇo diśo daśa nirdahansarvabhūtāni vavṛdhe so 'ntako 'nalaḥ //

Translation

With flames rising up to the heavens, yawning wide across all ten directions, burning every living being, that fire—Antaka, the bringer of the end—grew ever more intense.

Word by Word

• त्रिदिव-आरोहिभिः (tridivārohibhiḥ): rising up to heaven

• ज्वालैः (jvālaiḥ): with flames

• जृम्भमाणः (jṛmbhamāṇaḥ): gaping/yawning wide, expanding

• दिशः (diśaḥ): the directions

• दश (daśa): ten

• निर्दहन् (nirdahan): burning up, consuming

• सर्व-भूतानि (sarva-bhūtāni): all beings/creatures

• ववृधे (vavṛdhe): grew, increased

• सः (saḥ): that

• अन्तकः (antakaḥ): the ender, death-like destroyer

• अनलः (analaḥ): fire.

Speaker

• Suta (narrator) describing the Pralaya-Agni within the Matsya Purana’s discourse

Entities Mentioned

• Antaka
• Anala (Pralaya-Agni)
• Ten Directions (Dasha-Disha)
• Tridiva (Heaven)

Tags

• Pralaya
• Cosmic Fire
• Dissolution
• Eschatology
• Puranic Cosmology

FAQs

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

It depicts pralaya as an all-consuming cosmic conflagration: a fire that expands into all ten directions and burns all beings, signaling the irreversible ‘end-phase’ of a cycle.

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

By stressing the inevitability of destruction, it implicitly supports the Purana’s ethical thrust: rulers and householders should practice dharma, charity, restraint, and right governance without pride, knowing worldly power and possessions are ultimately perishable.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No direct Vastu or temple rule is stated; ritually, the imagery aligns with pralaya-themed contemplation and funeral/impermanence teachings—using cosmic fire as a reminder to prioritize dharma and prescribed rites over mere material construction.