Shloka 78

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

Devanagari script

मुमोच शरवृष्टिं तु तस्मै यक्षाधिपो बली स तं दैत्यः शरव्रातं चिछेद निशितैः शरैः //

Transliteration

mumoca śaravṛṣṭiṃ tu tasmai yakṣādhipo balī sa taṃ daityaḥ śaravrātaṃ cicheda niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ //

Translation

Then the mighty lord of the Yakṣas loosed a rain of arrows at him; but that Daitya cut down the whole mass of shafts with his own keen arrows.

Word by Word

• mumoca: released/let loose

• śara-vṛṣṭim: a shower (rain) of arrows

• tu: then/indeed

• tasmai: unto him/at him

• yakṣa-adhipaḥ: the lord of the Yakṣas

• balī: powerful, mighty

• saḥ: he

• tam: that (arrow-shower/that host)

• daityaḥ: the Daitya (demon)

• śara-vrātam: a multitude/cluster of arrows

• cicheda: cut asunder, severed, broke up

• niśitaiḥ: sharpened, keen

• śaraiḥ: with arrows

Speaker

• Suta (narrator) describing the combat within the Matsya Purana’s battle narrative

Entities Mentioned

• Yakṣādhipa (Lord of the Yakshas)
• Daitya

Tags

• Battle
• Puranic warfare
• Heroic combat
• Weapons
• Archery

FAQs

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

This verse is not about Pralaya; it depicts a martial episode, emphasizing Puranic warfare imagery—an arrow-shower neutralized by sharper counter-arrows.

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

Indirectly, it reflects the kṣātra ideal of vigilance and tactical skill: force must be met with disciplined counter-measures, a theme often applied to royal protection (rakṣaṇa) and defense of order.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or ritual procedure is specified here; the technical focus is on weaponry (śara, śaravṛṣṭi) and battlefield action rather than temple architecture rules.