Shloka 184

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

Devanagari script

इतश्चेतश्च संभ्रान्ता बभ्रमुर्वै दिशो दश एवंविधे तु संग्रामे तुमुले देवसंक्षये //

Transliteration

itaścetaśca saṃbhrāntā babhramurvai diśo daśa evaṃvidhe tu saṃgrāme tumule devasaṃkṣaye //

Translation

Panic-stricken, they wandered to and fro, scattering into all the ten directions, when such a fierce battle raged on—an uproar in which the hosts of the gods were being cut down.

Word by Word

• itaś ca etaś ca: here and there, to and fro

• saṃbhrāntāḥ: bewildered, panic-stricken

• babhramuḥ: they roamed/wandered

• vai: indeed

• diśaḥ daśa: the ten directions

• evaṃvidhe: of such a kind, like this

• tu: indeed/then

• saṅgrāme: in battle

• tumule: tumultuous, thunderous

• deva-saṃkṣaye: in the destruction/decimation of the gods (divine forces).

Speaker

• Sūta (Purāṇic narrator), describing the battle scene

Entities Mentioned

• Devas

Tags

• Deva-Asura War
• Battle Narrative
• Puranic Cosmology
• Dharma in Warfare
• Matsya Purana Episodes

FAQs

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

It does not describe Pralaya directly; instead, it depicts war-like chaos where divine forces suffer heavy loss, a local “dissolution” of order within a battle context rather than cosmic dissolution.

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

By showing the consequences of panic and rout in conflict, it implicitly supports the Matsya Purana’s broader ethic that leaders should cultivate steadiness (dhairya) and disciplined conduct in crisis rather than confusion and flight.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu, temple-architecture, or ritual procedure is stated in this verse; its focus is purely narrative—battle tumult and disorientation across the ten directions.