Matsya Purana — War of Devas and Dānavas: Yama and Kubera Defeated; Kālanemi’s Māyā and the A..., Shloka 82

Devanagari script

अथास्य हृदयं भित्त्वा जगाम धरणीतलम् ततो मुहूर्तादस्वस्थो दानवो दारुणाकृतिः //

Transliteration

athāsya hṛdayaṃ bhittvā jagāma dharaṇītalam tato muhūrtādasvastho dānavo dāruṇākṛtiḥ //

Translation

പിന്നീട് അവന്റെ ഹൃദയം ഭേദിക്കപ്പെട്ടതിനാൽ അവൻ ഭൂമിതലത്തിലേക്ക് വീണു; അല്പസമയം കഴിഞ്ഞപ്പോൾ ഭീകരാകൃതിയുള്ള ആ ദാനവൻ ക്ഷീണിച്ച് അസ്ഥിരനായി.

Word by Word

• atha: then

• asya: of him/his

• hṛdayam: heart

• bhittvā: having split/pierced

• jagāma: went/fell

• dharaṇī-talam: the ground/earth’s surface

• tataḥ: thereafter

• muhūrtāt: after a muhūrta/after a short time

• asvasthaḥ: unwell, distressed, unsteady

• dānavaḥ: demon (descendant of Danu)

• dāruṇa-ākṛtiḥ: of terrible appearance, fearsome-formed

Speaker

• Sūta (narrator) describing the combat outcome (contextual narration within Matsya Purana’s dialogue frame)

Entities Mentioned

• Dānava

Tags

• Daitya-Dānava
• Puranic battle
• Karma-phala
• Violence in Itihasa-Purana
• Narrative episode

FAQs

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

This verse is not about Pralaya; it is a battle-outcome description showing immediate consequence—injury leads to collapse—rather than cosmic creation or dissolution.

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

Indirectly, it reinforces the Matsya Purana’s moral logic of karma and accountability: violent, harmful forces (symbolized by the Dānava) meet downfall, supporting the king’s duty to restrain adharma and protect order.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu, temple-building, or ritual procedure is taught in this verse; it functions as narrative imagery within a combat episode.