Matsya Purana — War of Devas and Dānavas: Yama and Kubera Defeated; Kālanemi’s Māyā and the A..., Shloka 28

Devanagari script

वेगेन महता रौद्रं चिक्षेप यममूर्धनि विलोक्य मुद्गरं दीप्तं यमः संभ्रान्तलोचनः //

Transliteration

vegena mahatā raudraṃ cikṣepa yamamūrdhani vilokya mudgaraṃ dīptaṃ yamaḥ saṃbhrāntalocanaḥ //

Translation

ດ້ວຍແຮງອັນມະຫາສານ ລາວໄດ້ຂວ້າງການຟາດອັນດຸຮ້າຍໃສ່ສີສະຂອງຍະມະ; ຍະມະເຫັນຄ້ອນມຸດຄະຣະທີ່ສ່ອງໄຟ ກໍຕາເປີດກວ້າງດ້ວຍຄວາມຕົກໃຈ.

Word by Word

• vegena: with speed/force

• mahatā: great, tremendous

• raudram: fierce, terrible

• cikṣepa: he hurled, cast

• yama-mūrdhani: upon Yama’s head

• vilokya: having seen

• mudgaram: mace/hammer (club-like weapon)

• dīptam: blazing, radiant

• yamaḥ: Yama (Lord of Death)

• saṃbhrānta-locanaḥ: with startled/agitated eyes

Speaker

• Suta (narrator) describing the event (likely within a recited narrative)

Entities Mentioned

• Yama

Tags

• Puranic battle
• Yama
• Weapon imagery
• Narrative episode
• Dharma (implicit via Yama)

FAQs

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

This verse does not describe pralaya or cosmology; it is a martial, narrative moment highlighting fear and force in a confrontation involving Yama.

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

Indirectly, it evokes the Purāṇic theme that even agents of justice (Yama) operate within a moral cosmos where power and accountability are real—reminding rulers and householders that actions have consequences overseen by dharma.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu, temple-building, or ritual procedure is stated here; the verse is focused on combat imagery (the blazing mudgara) rather than architectural or liturgical instruction.