Matsya Purana — War of Devas and Dānavas: Yama and Kubera Defeated; Kālanemi’s Māyā and the A..., Shloka 45

Devanagari script

यमो ऽपि कण्ठे ऽवष्टभ्य दैत्यं बाहुयुगेन तु वेगेन भ्रामयामास समुत्कृष्य महीतलात् //

Transliteration

yamo 'pi kaṇṭhe 'vaṣṭabhya daityaṃ bāhuyugena tu vegena bhrāmayāmāsa samutkṛṣya mahītalāt //

Translation

阎摩亦以双臂扼住那代底耶之喉，拔离地面，高举而以猛力旋转。

Word by Word

• yamaḥ: Yama (Lord of Death)

• api: also/indeed

• kaṇṭhe: at the throat/neck

• avaṣṭabhya: having seized/pressed/held fast

• daityam: the Daitya, demon

• bāhu-yugena: with a pair of arms, with both arms

• tu: then/indeed

• vegena: with speed/force

• bhrāmayāmāsa: caused to whirl, swung around

• samutkṛṣya: having lifted up, having raised

• mahī-talāt: from the earth’s surface/ground.

Speaker

• Suta (narrator) describing the combat scene

Entities Mentioned

• Yama
• Daitya

Tags

• Battle
• Daitya
• Yama
• Puranic warfare
• Heroic feat

FAQs

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

This verse does not address Pralaya; it is a martial description highlighting Yama’s physical dominance over a Daitya in a battle episode.

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

Indirectly, it reinforces the Purāṇic ethic that adharma must be restrained by rightful authority—Yama here embodies firm punishment and control, a model often echoed in rājadharma as the need to subdue violent wrongdoing.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu, temple-building, or ritual procedure is stated in this verse; its focus is purely narrative combat action.