Shloka 102

Matsya Purana — War of Devas and Dānavas: Yama and Kubera Defeated; Kālanemi’s Māyā and the A...

Devanagari script

ततः पलायतस्तस्य मुकुटं रत्नमण्डितम् पपात भूतले दीप्तं रविबिम्बमिवाम्बरात् //

Transliteration

tataḥ palāyatastasya mukuṭaṃ ratnamaṇḍitam papāta bhūtale dīptaṃ ravibimbamivāmbarāt //

Translation

Then, as he fled, his gem-studded crown fell onto the earth, blazing—like the disk of the sun dropping from the sky.

Word by Word

• ततः (tataḥ): then/thereupon

• पलायतः (palāyataḥ): of (him) fleeing/as he ran away

• तस्य (tasya): his

• मुकुटम् (mukuṭam): crown/diadem

• रत्नमण्डितम् (ratnamaṇḍitam): adorned with jewels

• पपात (papāta): fell

• भूतले (bhūtale): on the ground/on the earth

• दीप्तम् (dīptam): shining, blazing

• रविबिम्बम् (ravibimbam): the sun’s disk

• इव (iva): like

• अम्बरात् (ambarāt): from the sky/from the heavens.

Speaker

• Sūta (narrator) describing an event in the royal episode (speaker not explicitly marked in this verse)

Entities Mentioned

• Crown (mukuṭa)
• Sun (ravi)

Tags

• Rajadharma
• Royal insignia
• Battle imagery
• Omens
• Puranic narration

FAQs

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

It does not describe Pralaya directly; instead, it uses a cosmic simile (the sun’s disk falling from the sky) to intensify the scene of a king’s regalia falling, a poetic way of showing sudden reversal of fortune.

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

The fallen crown symbolizes the fragility of royal authority: when dharma, courage, or legitimacy collapses, sovereignty can be lost in an instant—an implicit Rajadharma warning against cowardice, disorder, and attachment to mere symbols of power.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or ritual procedure is stated; the verse is iconographic in tone (mukuṭa as royal emblem) and serves as narrative symbolism rather than a temple/ritual prescription.