Matsya Purana — War of Devas and Asuras; Birth of Aurva Fire; Countering Tamasī Māyā through ..., Shloka 6

Devanagari script

तद्युद्धमभवद्घोरं देवदानवसंकुलम् जगतस्त्रासजननं युगसंवर्तकोपमम् //

Transliteration

tadyuddhamabhavadghoraṃ devadānavasaṃkulam jagatastrāsajananaṃ yugasaṃvartakopamam //

Translation

ศึกนั้นทวีความน่าสะพรึง—แน่นขนัดด้วยเหล่าเทพและทานวะ—ก่อความหวาดผวาแก่สรรพโลก และประหนึ่งพิโรธแห่งการล่มสลายเมื่อสิ้นยุค

Word by Word

• tad: that

• yuddham: battle/war

• abhavat: became/occurred

• ghoram: terrible, fearsome

• deva: gods (Devas)

• dānava: demons/anti-gods (Dānavas)

• saṃkulam: filled with, thronged by

• jagatām/jagatas: of the worlds

• trāsa: fear, terror

• jananam: producing, causing

• yuga: age/eon

• saṃvarta: dissolution, cosmic collapse (pralaya-like end)

• kopamam: comparable to wrath/fury

Speaker

• Suta (narrator) or the Purana’s narrative voice (battle description; not direct speech)

Entities Mentioned

• Devas
• Dānavas

Tags

• Deva-Asura war
• Pralaya imagery
• Cosmic terror
• Puranic battles
• Eschatology

FAQs

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

It uses the standard Purāṇic benchmark of “yuga-saṃvarta” (end-of-age dissolution) to convey the battle’s scale—its violence is said to resemble the wrathful upheaval associated with cosmic collapse.

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

Indirectly, it frames war as a force that can terrify and destabilize the world; in Purāṇic ethics this supports the idea that rulers should wage war only for dharma and protection of order, not for needless devastation.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

None is stated explicitly; the verse is a poetic battle description, using pralaya-simile rather than giving Vāstu, temple, or ritual prescriptions.