Matsya Purana — War of Devas and Dānavas: Yama and Kubera Defeated; Kālanemi’s Māyā and the A..., Shloka 168

Devanagari script

विस्फूर्जत्करसम्पातसमाक्रान्तजगत्त्रयम् तताप दानवानीकं गतमज्जौघशोणितम् //

Transliteration

visphūrjatkarasampātasamākrāntajagattrayam tatāpa dānavānīkaṃ gatamajjaughaśoṇitam //

Translation

மூன்று உலகங்களையும் ஆக்கிரமித்த அவரது கைகளின் இடியூட்டும் தாக்குதல்களால், தானவர்களின் படை எரிக்கப்பட்டது; அதிலிருந்து மஜ்ஜையும் ரத்தமும் ஆறாகப் பெருகின.

Word by Word

• विस्फूर्जत्: roaring/thundering

• कर: hand

• सम्पात: strike/blow/fall

• समाक्रान्त: overrun/overwhelmed

• जगत्त्रयम्: the three worlds

• तताप: scorched/tormented/burned

• दानव: Dānava (demonic titan)

• अनीकम्: army/host

• गतमज्जा: marrow gone forth/issuing marrow

• ओघ: flood/stream

• शोणितम्: blood

Speaker

• Sūta (narratorial voice recounting the event)

Entities Mentioned

• Dānavas
• the three worlds (trailokya)

Tags

• Pralaya
• Divine battle
• Trailokya
• Daityas/Danavas
• Puranic warfare

FAQs

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

It uses trailokya-scale imagery—“overwhelming the three worlds”—typical of Pralaya-era narration where cosmic order is shaken and divine force subdues hostile powers.

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

Indirectly, it models the ideal of protecting order (dharma) by decisively restraining destructive forces; in the Matsya Purana’s ethical frame, kingship mirrors this duty at the human level through firm punishment of aggressors.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

None explicitly—this is a battlefield/cosmic-power description rather than a Vastu or ritual injunction; its takeaway is theological (divine might), not architectural procedure.