Shloka 81

Matsya Purana — Yadu Lineage

Devanagari script

*शुक्र उवाच मन्त्रानिच्छाम्यहं देव ये न सन्ति बृहस्पतौ पराभवाय देवानाम् असुराणां जयाय च //

Transliteration

*śukra uvāca mantrānicchāmyahaṃ deva ye na santi bṛhaspatau parābhavāya devānām asurāṇāṃ jayāya ca //

Translation

Śukra said: “O God, I desire those mantras that are not possessed by Bṛhaspati—so that the Devas may be brought to defeat and the Asuras may attain victory.”

Word by Word

• शुक्र (Śukra): Śukra, the preceptor of the Asuras

• उवाच (uvāca): said

• मन्त्रान् (mantrān): mantras, sacred formulas

• इच्छामि (icchāmi): I desire

• अहम् (aham): I

• देव (deva): O god / O divine one (vocative)

• ये (ye): which

• न (na): not

• सन्ति (santi): are / exist

• बृहस्पतौ (bṛhaspatau): in Bṛhaspati (the guru of the Devas)

• पराभवाय (parābhavāya): for the defeat / overthrow

• देवानाम् (devānām): of the Devas

• असुराणाम् (asurāṇām): of the Asuras

• जयाय (jayāya): for victory

• च (ca): and.

Speaker

• Śukra (Daitya-guru, preceptor of the Asuras)

Entities Mentioned

• Śukra
• Bṛhaspati
• Devas
• Asuras

Tags

• Deva-Asura
• Mantra-vidya
• Power-struggle
• Puranic counsel
• Guru rivalry

FAQs

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

This verse does not address Pralaya; it focuses on mantra-knowledge as a means of power in the Deva–Asura conflict, highlighting how sacred formulas are treated as strategic assets.

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

Indirectly, it reflects the Purāṇic idea that counsel, learning, and exclusive expertise can shift outcomes in conflict—useful to kings in statecraft—while also warning householders that knowledge can be sought for righteous or self-serving aims.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or temple-building rule is stated here; the ritual significance lies in mantras as specialized, lineage-bound knowledge (associated with priestly authority and victory rites).