Shloka 96

Matsya Purana — Yadu Lineage

Devanagari script

ततस्तं स्तम्भितं दृष्ट्वा इन्द्रं देवाश्च मूकवत् प्राद्रवन्त ततो भीता इन्द्रं दृष्ट्वा वशीकृतम् //

Transliteration

tatastaṃ stambhitaṃ dṛṣṭvā indraṃ devāśca mūkavat prādravanta tato bhītā indraṃ dṛṣṭvā vaśīkṛtam //

Translation

Then, seeing Indra immobilized, the gods—struck dumb as if mute—fled in fear, having beheld Indra brought under another’s control.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then

• tam: him/that

• stambhitam: paralyzed, made motionless, stunned

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen

• indram: Indra

• devāḥ ca: and the gods

• mūkavat: like the mute, as if speechless

• prādravanta: fled, ran away

• tataḥ: thereafter

• bhītāḥ: frightened

• indram dṛṣṭvā: seeing Indra

• vaśīkṛtam: subdued, brought under control, dominated

Speaker

• Sūta (narrator) or the main Purāṇic narrator describing events (non-dialogic narrative verse)

Entities Mentioned

• Indra
• Devas

Tags

• Devas
• Indra
• Fear
• Stambhana
• Puranic narrative

FAQs

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

This verse does not describe Pralaya directly; it highlights a crisis in divine order where Indra is immobilized and the gods flee, a narrative device often used in Purāṇas to show disruption of cosmic governance before restoration.

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

By portraying Indra’s loss of agency and the gods’ panic, the verse underscores a dharmic lesson: sovereignty requires steadiness and self-mastery; when leadership is ‘subdued’ (vaśīkṛta), dependents lose courage—an implicit warning for kings and householders to cultivate discipline and protect those who rely on them.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or ritual procedure is stated in this verse; the key technical idea is ‘stambhana’ (immobilization), a term that can appear in ritual/magical contexts elsewhere, but here it functions purely as narrative description of Indra being rendered motionless.