Matsya Purana — War of Devas and Dānavas: Yama and Kubera Defeated; Kālanemi’s Māyā and the A..., Shloka 115

Devanagari script

ततो ऽस्त्रं विस्फुलिङ्गाङ्कं तमः कृत्स्नं व्यनाशयत् प्रफुल्लारुणपद्मौघं शरदीवामलं सरः //

Transliteration

tato 'straṃ visphuliṅgāṅkaṃ tamaḥ kṛtsnaṃ vyanāśayat praphullāruṇapadmaughaṃ śaradīvāmalaṃ saraḥ //

Translation

Bấy giờ, vũ khí ấy, mang dấu những tia lửa lóe sáng, đã tiêu diệt trọn vẹn bóng tối—như hồ nước mùa thu, trong sạch không vẩn đục, đầy ắp những đám sen đỏ nở rộ.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then

• astram: weapon/divine missile

• visphuliṅga-aṅkam: bearing sparks/marked with scintillations

• tamaḥ: darkness

• kṛtsnam: entirely, wholly

• vyanāśayat: dispelled, destroyed

• praphulla: fully blossomed

• aruṇa: red, rosy

• padma-ogham: multitude/mass of lotuses

• śaradā iva: like in autumn

• amalam: spotless, pure, clear

• saraḥ: lake

Speaker

• Sūta (narrative voice summarizing the episode within the Matsya Purana’s dialogue framework)

Tags

• Pralaya
• DivineWeapon
• LightOverDarkness
• Purification
• PuranicImagery

FAQs

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

It portrays the restoration of order during a crisis: a divine force (astra) removes pervasive darkness, symbolizing the re-establishment of cosmic clarity after obscuration associated with pralaya-like conditions.

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

By analogy, it suggests the ethical duty to remove “darkness” (confusion, injustice, ignorance) and establish purity and clarity—like a ruler enforcing dharma or a householder maintaining disciplined, luminous conduct.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No direct vastu or ritual rule is stated; the imagery of a clear autumn lake with red lotuses functions as a purity-and-auspiciousness motif often echoed in ritual aesthetics (cleanliness, clarity, and auspicious floral symbolism).