Shloka 7

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

Devanagari script

स तं मुद्गरम् आयान्तम् उत्प्लुत्य गगनस्थितम् जग्राह वामहस्तेन याम्यं दानवनन्दनः //

Transliteration

sa taṃ mudgaram āyāntam utplutya gaganasthitam jagrāha vāmahastena yāmyaṃ dānavanandanaḥ //

Translation

Leaping up, the son of the Dānava caught that onrushing mace—poised in midair—grasping it with his left hand, facing the southern quarter.

Word by Word

• saḥ: he

• tam: that

• mudgaram: mace/club

• āyāntam: coming, rushing toward (him)

• utplutya: having leapt up

• gagana-sthitam: situated in the sky, mid-air

• jagrāha: seized, grabbed

• vāma-hastena: with the left hand

• yāmyam: southern, belonging to Yama’s direction (south)

• dānava-nandanaḥ: the son/scion of a Dānava (demon clan)

Speaker

• Narrator (Purāṇic récit; likely Sūta-style narration within the chapter’s battle description)

Entities Mentioned

• Dānava (demon clan)
• Mudgara (mace)
• Yāmyā diś (southern direction/Yama’s quarter)

Tags

• Battle
• Daitya-Dānava
• Weaponry
• Directional symbolism
• Epic narrative

FAQs

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

This verse is not about pralaya; it depicts a combat moment where a Dānava hero leaps and intercepts a mace in mid-air, emphasizing martial prowess rather than cosmology.

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

Indirectly, it models alertness and decisive action in the face of danger—qualities praised in kṣātra-dharma (royal/warrior duty)—though the immediate scene is a mythic battle rather than a prescriptive dharma teaching.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No explicit Vāstu or temple-ritual rule appears; the only technical element is directional language (yāmya = south), which can be ritually significant in broader Purāṇic contexts but is here used to stage battlefield orientation.