Shloka 67

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

Devanagari script

क्षीयमाणेषु दैत्येषु दानवः क्रोधमूर्छितः जग्राह परशुं दैत्यो मर्दनं दैत्यविद्विषाम् //

Transliteration

kṣīyamāṇeṣu daityeṣu dānavaḥ krodhamūrchitaḥ jagrāha paraśuṃ daityo mardanaṃ daityavidviṣām //

Translation

As the Daityas were being worn down, a Dānava—faint with rage—seized an axe, a weapon meant to crush the foes of the Daityas.

Word by Word

• क्षीयमाणेषु: while being diminished/worn down

• दैत्येषु: among the Daityas

• दानवः: a Danava (demon of Danu’s line)

• क्रोधमूर्छितः: overcome/benumbed by anger

• जग्राह: seized/took up

• परशुम्: an axe

• दैत्यः: the Daitya (warrior/demon)

• मर्दनम्: crushing/slaying (instrument/act)

• दैत्यविद्विषाम्: of the haters/enemies of the Daityas

Speaker

• Suta (Purana-narrator) / narrative voice (battle description)

Entities Mentioned

• Daityas
• Danavas
• Parashu (axe)

Tags

• Dynasties
• Battle
• Asura clans
• Puranic warfare
• Matsya Purana narrative

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss pralaya or cosmology; it is a battlefield vignette describing an enraged Danava arming himself as the Daityas weaken.

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

Indirectly, it illustrates the puranic theme that uncontrolled anger (krodha) drives violent escalation—an ethical contrast to the kingly ideal of self-mastery and measured force (danda) found elsewhere in the Matsya Purana.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vastu, temple-building, iconography, or ritual procedure is mentioned; the technical focus here is martial (weapon: paraśu) within a Daitya–Danava conflict.