Shloka 179

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

Devanagari script

दैत्यास्तां वृष्टिमासाद्य समाश्वस्तास्ततः क्रमात् बीजाङ्कुरा इवाम्लानाः प्राप्य वृष्टिं धरातले //

Transliteration

daityāstāṃ vṛṣṭimāsādya samāśvastāstataḥ kramāt bījāṅkurā ivāmlānāḥ prāpya vṛṣṭiṃ dharātale //

Translation

When those Dāityas encountered that rainfall, they gradually regained their strength and composure—like seed-sprouts on the earth that, having received rain, are no longer withered.

Word by Word

• दैत्याः (daityāḥ): the Dāityas/demons

• ताम् (tām): that

• वृष्टिम् (vṛṣṭim): rain/rainfall

• आसाद्य (āsādya): having reached/encountered

• समाश्वस्ताः (samāśvastāḥ): reassured, revived, comforted

• ततः (tataḥ): then/thereupon

• क्रमात् (kramāt): gradually, in due order

• बीज-अङ्कुराः (bīja-aṅkurāḥ): seed-sprouts

• इव (iva): like/as

• अम्लानाः (amlānāḥ): not withered, freshened

• प्राप्य (prāpya): having obtained/received

• वृष्टिम् (vṛṣṭim): rain

• धरातले (dharātale): on the surface of the earth/on the ground.

Speaker

• Sūta (narrating the Matsya Purana account; likely within the Matsya–Manu Pralaya frame)

Entities Mentioned

• Daityas

Tags

• Pralaya
• Restoration
• Rain
• Simile
• Cosmic Renewal

FAQs

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

It highlights the restorative phase after Pralaya: rain becomes a sign of renewed vitality, bringing even the Dāityas back to strength, like sprouts revived by water.

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

Indirectly, it teaches a governance-and-household ethic: timely nourishment and protection (symbolized by life-giving rain) restore stability and morale gradually—order returns step by step (kramāt).

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No direct Vāstu or ritual rule is stated; the key takeaway is symbolic—water/rain as a purifier and life-restorer, a common principle underlying many purification rites (snāna, abhiṣeka) rather than a building prescription.