Shloka 62

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

Devanagari script

चिछेद लघुसंधानो धनेशस्यातिपौरुषात् ततो धनेशः संक्रुद्धो दानवेन्द्रस्य कर्मणा //

Transliteration

cicheda laghusaṃdhāno dhaneśasyātipauruṣāt tato dhaneśaḥ saṃkruddho dānavendrasya karmaṇā //

Translation

Through extraordinary might, Laghusaṃdhāna struck down (or cut apart) Dhanesha. Thereupon Dhanesha, enraged by the deed of the lord of the Dānavas, became furious.

Word by Word

• चिछेद (ciccheda): cut, struck down

• लघुसंधानो (laghusaṃdhānaḥ): Laghusaṃdhāna (a proper name)

• धनेशस्य (dhaneśasya): of Dhanesha/Kubera, lord of wealth

• अतिपौरुषात् (atipauruṣāt): by excessive/extraordinary prowess

• ततः (tataḥ): then, thereafter

• धनेशः (dhaneśaḥ): Dhanesha/Kubera

• संक्रुद्धः (saṃkruddhaḥ): greatly enraged

• दानवेन्द्रस्य (dānavendrasya): of the lord of the Dānavas (Danava-king)

• कर्मणा (karmaṇā): by the act/deed

Speaker

• Suta (narrator) recounting the episode within the Matsya Purana’s ongoing discourse

Entities Mentioned

• Dhanesha (Kubera)
• Laghusaṃdhāna
• Dānavendra (Danava-king)

Tags

• Danava
• Kubera
• Puranic warfare
• Mythic conflict
• Divine wrath

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss pralaya or cosmology; it focuses on a martial incident where Dhanesha (Kubera) reacts in anger to a Danava-led action.

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

Indirectly, it highlights the consequences of violent deeds and the escalation of wrath—an ethical motif in the Purana that warns rulers and householders to restrain anger and avoid provoking cycles of retaliation.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vastu Shastra, temple-building rule, or ritual procedure is stated in this verse; it belongs to a conflict narrative rather than architectural or liturgical instruction.