Shloka 59

Matsya Purana — Yadu Lineage

Devanagari script

इन्द्रास्त्रयस्ते विज्ञेया असुराणां महौजसः दैत्यसंस्थमिदं सर्वम् आसीद्दशयुगं पुनः //

Transliteration

indrāstrayaste vijñeyā asurāṇāṃ mahaujasaḥ daityasaṃsthamidaṃ sarvam āsīddaśayugaṃ punaḥ //

Translation

These three are to be understood as Indra’s divine weapons, belonging to the mighty, high-powered Asuras. In that period, the entire order of the world again became established under the Daityas for ten yugas.

Word by Word

• इन्द्रास्त्रयः (indrāstrayaḥ): Indra’s weapons/missiles

• ते (te): these

• विज्ञेयाः (vijñeyāḥ): are to be known/understood

• असुराणाम् (asurāṇām): of the Asuras

• महौजसः (mahaujasaḥ): of great vigor/mighty in energy

• दैत्यसंस्थम् (daityasaṃstham): established/constituted under the Daityas

• इदम् (idam): this

• सर्वम् (sarvam): all/the entire (world-order)

• आसीत् (āsīt): was/became

• दशयुगम् (daśa-yugam): for ten yugas

• पुनः (punaḥ): again/once more

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (in discourse to Vaivasvata Manu)

Entities Mentioned

• Indra
• Asuras
• Daityas

Tags

• Manvantara
• Asura-Deva conflict
• Divine weapons (Astra)
• Cosmic cycles (Yuga)

FAQs

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

It does not describe Pralaya directly; it highlights cyclical cosmic history where power shifts, stating that for a span of ten yugas the world-order became Daitya-dominated again.

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

By implying that political and cosmic power can invert across ages, it supports the Purāṇic lesson that rulers and householders should anchor themselves in dharma rather than temporary dominance or fear of changing fortune.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No explicit Vāstu or ritual procedure is stated; the technical point here is astravidyā (knowledge of divine weapons) and the Purāṇic framing of time (yuga spans) in which such powers rise and fall.