Shloka 11

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

Devanagari script

यमस्य भिन्दिपालेन प्रहारमकरोद्धृदि यमस्तेन प्रहारेण सुस्राव रुधिरं मुखात् //

Transliteration

yamasya bhindipālena prahāramakaroddhṛdi yamastena prahāreṇa susrāva rudhiraṃ mukhāt //

Translation

He struck Yama in the chest with a bhindipāla (a javelin-like weapon); and from that blow, Yama’s blood streamed forth from his mouth.

Word by Word

• यमस्य: of Yama

• भिन्दिपालेन: with a bhindipāla (javelin/spear-like missile)

• प्रहारम्: a strike, blow

• अकरोत्: made, delivered

• हृदि: in the heart/chest

• यमः: Yama

• तेन: by that

• प्रहारेण: by the blow/impact

• सुस्राव: flowed out, streamed

• रुधिरम्: blood

• मुखात्: from (his) mouth

Speaker

• Sūta (narrator) describing the event (third-person narration within the Matsya Purana’s discourse frame).

Entities Mentioned

• Yama

Tags

• Yama
• Battle
• Puranic warfare
• Divine justice
• Afterlife narrative

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss Pralaya; it belongs to a martial narrative emphasizing karmic governance and the vulnerability of even cosmic officials within certain story arcs.

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

Indirectly, it reinforces the Purāṇic ethic that power must be aligned with Dharma: punishment, authority, and force are meaningful only within moral order, a key concern in royal duty (rājadharma).

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or ritual procedure is stated here; the verse is purely narrative, describing a weapon-strike and its physical consequence.