Shloka 61

Matsya Purana — Yadu Lineage

Devanagari script

प्रह्लादस्य हते तस्मिंस् त्रैलोक्ये कालपर्ययात् पर्यायेण तु सम्प्राप्ते त्रैलोक्यं पाकशासने ततो ऽसुरान्परित्यज्य शुक्रो देवानगच्छत //

Transliteration

prahlādasya hate tasmiṃs trailokye kālaparyayāt paryāyeṇa tu samprāpte trailokyaṃ pākaśāsane tato 'surānparityajya śukro devānagacchata //

Translation

When Prahlāda was slain, by the turning of Time in the three worlds the appointed cycle arrived, and the sovereignty of the three worlds came to Pākaśāsana (Indra). Then Śukra, abandoning the Asuras, went over to the Devas.

Word by Word

• प्रह्लादस्य (prahlādasya): of Prahlāda

• हते (hate): when slain/when killed

• तस्मिन् (tasmin): in that (situation/time)

• त्रैलोक्ये (trailokye): in the three worlds

• कालपर्ययात् (kāla-paryayāt): due to the revolution/turning of Time

• पर्यायेण (paryāyeṇa): by the (appointed) succession/cycle

• तु (tu): indeed

• सम्प्राप्ते (samprāpte): having arrived/when it came

• त्रैलोक्यम् (trailokyam): the three worlds (their sovereignty)

• पाकशासने (pākaśāsane): in/under Pākaśāsana, i.e., Indra

• ततः (tataḥ): then

• असुरान् (asurān): the Asuras

• परित्यज्य (parityajya): abandoning/leaving

• शुक्रः (śukraḥ): Śukra (Uśanas), preceptor of the Asuras

• देवान् (devān): the Devas

• अगच्छत (agacchat): went/went over

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (narrating to Vaivasvata Manu, in the common Matsya Purana dialogue frame)

Entities Mentioned

• Prahlada
• Trailokya (three worlds)
• Kala (Time)
• Pakasasana (Indra)
• Shukra (Ushanas)
• Asuras
• Devas

Tags

• Asura-Deva cycle
• Indra sovereignty
• Time (Kala)
• Genealogy
• Puranic narrative

FAQs

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

It does not describe Pralaya; it emphasizes kāla-paryaya—the cyclical turning of Time—by which sovereignty over the three worlds shifts between powers.

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

By highlighting that rule changes with time and merit, it implies a king’s duty is to govern dharmically without arrogance, knowing sovereignty is cyclical and not permanently possessed.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or ritual procedure is specified in this verse; it is a historical-cosmic note about political authority in the trailokya and Śukra’s allegiance shift.