Shloka 10

Matsya Purana — The Devasura War: Tumult

Devanagari script

वृष्टिरत्यद्भुताकारा गगने समदृश्यत संप्रच्छाद्य दिशः सर्वास् तमोमयमिवाकरोत् //

Transliteration

vṛṣṭiratyadbhutākārā gagane samadṛśyata saṃpracchādya diśaḥ sarvās tamomayamivākarot //

Translation

On vit dans le ciel une pluie d’une forme tout à fait merveilleuse; couvrant toutes les directions, elle les fit paraître comme si elles étaient faites de ténèbres.

Word by Word

• वृष्टिः (vṛṣṭiḥ): rain

• अति-अद्भुत-आकारा (ati-adbhuta-ākārā): of exceedingly marvelous/unnatural appearance

• गगने (gagane): in the sky

• समदृश्यत (samadṛśyata): was seen/appeared

• संप्रच्छाद्य (saṃpracchādya): having veiled/covered over

• दिशः (diśaḥ): the directions/quarters

• सर्वाः (sarvāḥ): all

• तमोमयम् (tamomayam): consisting of darkness, darkness-like

• इव (iva): as if

• अकरोत् (akarot): made/caused (to be).

Speaker

• Sūta (narratorial voice) describing the deluge-portent within the Matsya–Manu flood account

Entities Mentioned

• Rain (Vṛṣṭi)
• Directions/Quarters (Diśaḥ)
• Darkness (Tamas)

Tags

• Pralaya
• Matsya Avatara
• Great Flood
• Omens
• Cosmic Dissolution

FAQs

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

It portrays pralaya as beginning with extraordinary, unnatural rain that blankets the entire horizon, a classic Purāṇic sign that the ordered world is being overwhelmed and obscured.

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

As an omen-verse, it implies the dharmic need for vigilance and preparedness in times of calamity—leaders and householders should protect dependents and preserve sacred duties when cosmic disorder manifests.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No direct Vāstu or ritual procedure is stated; the key takeaway is the omen of total obscuration (darkness-like rain), which in ritual reading signals an inauspicious, transitional time requiring protective observances rather than construction activity.