Shloka 68

Matsya Purana — Yadu Lineage

Devanagari script

प्रसह्य हत्वा शिष्टांस्तु पातालं प्रापयामहे ततो देवास्तु संरब्धा दानवान् उपसृत्य ह //

Transliteration

prasahya hatvā śiṣṭāṃstu pātālaṃ prāpayāmahe tato devāstu saṃrabdhā dānavān upasṛtya ha //

Translation

“Having violently slain the righteous and driving them down into Pātāla, they acted thus.” Thereupon the gods, enraged, approached the Dānavas to confront them.

Word by Word

• prasahya: forcibly, violently

• hatvā: having slain

• śiṣṭān: the disciplined/righteous/virtuous people

• tu: indeed/but

• pātālam: Pātāla, the netherworld

• prāpayāmahe: we cause to reach/drive (them) to

• tataḥ: then/thereupon

• devāḥ: the gods

• tu: indeed

• saṃrabdhāḥ: enraged, provoked

• dānavān: the Dānavas (a class of Asuras)

• upasṛtya: having approached/closing in upon

• ha: indeed (emphatic particle).

Speaker

• Sūta (Purāṇic narrator), within the ongoing narration of divine conflict

Entities Mentioned

• Devas
• Dānavas
• Pātāla
• Śiṣṭas (the righteous)

Tags

• Deva-Asura conflict
• Pātāla
• Protection of the righteous
• Cosmic order (Dharma)
• Puranic warfare

FAQs

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

It is not a Pralaya verse; it reflects the ongoing maintenance of cosmic order where the Devas react when the righteous are oppressed and cast into the netherworld (Pātāla).

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

By implication, it supports the dharmic duty to protect śiṣṭas (righteous people) and restrain violent wrongdoing—an ethical model mirrored in royal governance (rakṣaṇa of subjects) and household conduct (non-violence and support of dharma).

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No direct Vāstu or ritual procedure is stated; the verse is narrative, using Pātāla as a cosmological locale rather than prescribing temple-building or rites.