Matsya Purana — War of Devas and Dānavas: Yama and Kubera Defeated; Kālanemi’s Māyā and the A..., Shloka 134

Devanagari script

क्रुद्धस्तु महिषो दैत्यो वरुणं समभिद्रुतः तमन्तकमुखासक्तम् आलोक्य हिमवद्द्युतिः //

Transliteration

kruddhastu mahiṣo daityo varuṇaṃ samabhidrutaḥ tamantakamukhāsaktam ālokya himavaddyutiḥ //

Translation

ครั้นแล้วไทตยะมหิษะผู้เดือดดาลพุ่งเข้าหาพระวรุณะ; ครั้นเห็นท่านราวกับติดอยู่ในปากแห่งมัจจุราช เขาผู้รุ่งเรืองดุจหิมวัตก็จ้องมองอยู่।

Word by Word

• क्रुद्धः: enraged

• तु: then/indeed

• महिषः: Mahiṣa (the buffalo-demon)

• दैत्यः: Daitya/demon

• वरुणम्: Varuṇa

• समभिद्रुतः: rushed at/charged

• तम्: him/that one

• अन्तक-मुख-आसक्तम्: fixed in/held by the mouth of Antaka (Death)

• आलोक्य: having seen

• हिमवत्-द्युतिः: having splendour like Himavat (the Himalaya), radiant as the snowy mountain

Speaker

• Sūta (narrative voice) describing the scene

Entities Mentioned

• Mahiṣa (Daitya)
• Varuṇa
• Antaka (Death)

Tags

• Daitya-war
• Deva-conflict
• Varuṇa
• Epic-battle
• Puranic-narrative

FAQs

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

This verse does not describe Pralaya; it depicts a battle moment where Varuṇa is portrayed as being in mortal peril, using “Antaka” (Death) as a dramatic metaphor.

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

Indirectly, it reinforces a Purāṇic ethic: anger (krodha) drives violent escalation and danger—an implied warning for rulers and householders to restrain wrath and act with discernment.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or ritual procedure is taught in this verse; its focus is narrative imagery (Himavat-like radiance, Antaka/Death) within a combat episode.