Shloka 118

Matsya Purana — Yadu Lineage

Devanagari script

तं दृष्ट्वा तु पिबन्तं सा कणधूमम् अवाङ्मुखम् यक्षेण पात्यमानं च कुण्डधारेण पातितम् //

Transliteration

taṃ dṛṣṭvā tu pibantaṃ sā kaṇadhūmam avāṅmukham yakṣeṇa pātyamānaṃ ca kuṇḍadhāreṇa pātitam //

Translation

Seeing him, she beheld him forced to drink smoky particles, his face turned downward, being hurled about by a Yakṣa and struck down by a bearer of a bowl (kuṇḍa).

Word by Word

• तम् (tam): him

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā): having seen

• तु (tu): indeed/then

• पिबन्तम् (pibantam): drinking

• सा (sā): she

• कणधूमम् (kaṇadhūmam): smoke in fine particles/smoky dust

• अवाङ्मुखम् (avāṅmukham): with face turned downward

• यक्षेण (yakṣeṇa): by a Yakṣa (supernatural being)

• पात्यमानम् (pātyamānam): being made to fall/being hurled

• च (ca): and

• कुण्डधारेण (kuṇḍadhāreṇa): by one who holds/carries a kuṇḍa (bowl/pot)

• पातितम् (pātitam): struck down/caused to fall

Speaker

• Primary narrator within the Matsya Purana frame (likely Sūta relating an episode; internal speaker unspecified from single-verse excerpt)

Entities Mentioned

• Yakṣa

Tags

• Karma
• Afterlife
• Punishment
• Yaksha
• PuranicNarrative

FAQs

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

This verse does not address pralaya or cosmology; it depicts a moral-psychological scene of punitive suffering driven by a Yakṣa, emphasizing karmic consequence rather than cosmic dissolution.

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

By portraying supernatural punishment, the verse functions as a deterrent: a householder or ruler should uphold dharma, restrain harmful conduct, and protect social order, since adharma is shown as leading to severe post-action retribution.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or temple-building rule is stated; the only ritual-adjacent detail is the 'kuṇḍa' (bowl/pot) as an implement in the punishment scene, not a construction or consecration instruction.