Matsya Purana — Description of the Daitya–Dānava War Preparations and Maya’s Divine Chariots, Shloka 19
Devanagari script
विप्रचित्तिसुतः श्वेतः श्वेतकुण्डलभूषणः श्वेतशैलप्रतीकाशो युद्धायाभिमुखे स्थितः //
Transliteration
vipracittisutaḥ śvetaḥ śvetakuṇḍalabhūṣaṇaḥ śvetaśailapratīkāśo yuddhāyābhimukhe sthitaḥ //
Translation
विप्रचित्तीचा पुत्र श्वेत, शुभ्र कुंडलांनी भूषित, शुभ्र पर्वतासारखा तेजस्वी, युद्धासाठी समोर उभा राहिला।
Word by Word
vipracitti-sutaḥson of Vipracitti
vipracitti-sutaḥ:
śvetaḥŚveta (proper name), ‘the White one’
śvetaḥ:
śveta-kuṇḍala-bhūṣaṇaḥadorned with white earrings
śveta-kuṇḍala-bhūṣaṇaḥ:
śveta-śaila-pratīkāśaḥappearing like a white mountain
śveta-śaila-pratīkāśaḥ:
yuddhāyafor battle
yuddhāya:
abhimukhefacing toward (the front/enemy)
abhimukhe:
sthitaḥstood/was stationed
sthitaḥ:
Speaker
Suta/Narrator (descriptive narration within the battle episode)
Entities Mentioned
VipracittiŚveta
TagsDaityaBattleWarrior-descriptionIconic-similePuranic-narrative
FAQs
This verse does not address creation or Pralaya; it is a battlefield description highlighting a warrior’s appearance and readiness for combat.
Indirectly, it reflects the Purāṇic ideal of preparedness and steadfastness in one’s appointed role; here, the emphasis is on facing one’s duty (battle) without turning away.
No Vāstu or ritual procedure is taught in this verse; the ‘white mountain’ simile is poetic imagery rather than a technical architectural instruction.