Shloka 168

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

Devanagari script

विस्फूर्जत्करसम्पातसमाक्रान्तजगत्त्रयम् तताप दानवानीकं गतमज्जौघशोणितम् //

Transliteration

visphūrjatkarasampātasamākrāntajagattrayam tatāpa dānavānīkaṃ gatamajjaughaśoṇitam //

Translation

With thunderous blows of His hands, the Lord overwhelmed the three worlds and scorched the host of the Dānavas, so shattered that streams of marrow and blood poured forth.

Word by Word

• विस्फूर्जत्: roaring/thundering

• कर: hand

• सम्पात: strike/blow/fall

• समाक्रान्त: overrun/overwhelmed

• जगत्त्रयम्: the three worlds

• तताप: scorched/tormented/burned

• दानव: Dānava (demonic titan)

• अनीकम्: army/host

• गतमज्जा: marrow gone forth/issuing marrow

• ओघ: flood/stream

• शोणितम्: blood

Speaker

• Sūta (narratorial voice recounting the event)

Entities Mentioned

• Dānavas
• the three worlds (trailokya)

Tags

• Pralaya
• Divine battle
• Trailokya
• Daityas/Danavas
• Puranic warfare

FAQs

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

It uses trailokya-scale imagery—“overwhelming the three worlds”—typical of Pralaya-era narration where cosmic order is shaken and divine force subdues hostile powers.

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

Indirectly, it models the ideal of protecting order (dharma) by decisively restraining destructive forces; in the Matsya Purana’s ethical frame, kingship mirrors this duty at the human level through firm punishment of aggressors.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

None explicitly—this is a battlefield/cosmic-power description rather than a Vastu or ritual injunction; its takeaway is theological (divine might), not architectural procedure.