Matsya Purana — Chapter 129

MtP 129.1

कथं जगाम भगवान् पुरारित्वं महेश्वरः ददाह च कथं देवस् तन्नो विस्तरतो वद

kathaṃ jagāma bhagavān purāritvaṃ maheśvaraḥ dadāha ca kathaṃ devas tanno vistarato vada

How did the Lord Maheśvara come to be the destroyer of the (three) cities, and how did the god burn (them)? Tell us that in detail.

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MtP 129.2

पृच्छामस्त्वां वयं सर्वे बहुमानात्पुनः पुनः त्रिपुरं तद्यथा दुर्गं मयमायाविनिर्मितम् देवेनैकेषुणा दग्धं तथा नो वद मानद

pṛcchāmastvāṃ vayaṃ sarve bahumānātpunaḥ punaḥ tripuraṃ tadyathā durgaṃ mayamāyāvinirmitam devenaikeṣuṇā dagdhaṃ tathā no vada mānada

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MtP 129.3

शृणुध्वं त्रिपुरं देवो यथा दारितवान् भवः मयो नाम महामायो मायानां जनको ऽसुरः

śṛṇudhvaṃ tripuraṃ devo yathā dāritavān bhavaḥ mayo nāma mahāmāyo māyānāṃ janako 'suraḥ

Hear how the god Bhava split apart Tripura. There was an asura named Maya, a great illusionist, the begetter of illusions.

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MtP 129.4

निर्जितः स तु संग्रामे तताप परमं तपः तपस्यन्तं तु तं विप्रा दैत्यावन्यावनुग्रहात्

nirjitaḥ sa tu saṃgrāme tatāpa paramaṃ tapaḥ tapasyantaṃ tu taṃ viprā daityāvanyāvanugrahāt

But he, having been defeated in battle, performed supreme austerity; and while he was practising austerity, O brahmins, two other daityas, out of favour (toward him), (did likewise).

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MtP 129.5

तस्यैव कृत्यमुद्दिश्य तेपतुः परमं तपः विद्युन्माली च बलवांस् तारकाख्यश्च वीर्यवान्

tasyaiva kṛtyamuddiśya tepatuḥ paramaṃ tapaḥ vidyunmālī ca balavāṃs tārakākhyaśca vīryavān

With that very purpose of his in view, two (others) performed supreme austerity: the mighty Vidyunmālin and the valiant one named Tāraka.

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MtP 129.6

मयतेजःसमाक्रान्तौ तेपतुर्मयपार्श्वगौ लोका इव यथा मूर्तास् त्रयस् त्रय इवाग्नयः

mayatejaḥsamākrāntau tepaturmayapārśvagau lokā iva yathā mūrtās trayas traya ivāgnayaḥ

Overpowered by Maya's fiery power, the two performed austerity at Maya's side — the three of them like the three worlds made embodied, like the three fires.

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MtP 129.7

लोकत्रयं तापयन्तस् ते तेपुर्दानवास्तपः हेमन्ते जलशय्यासु ग्रीष्मे पञ्चतपे तथा

lokatrayaṃ tāpayantas te tepurdānavāstapaḥ hemante jalaśayyāsu grīṣme pañcatape tathā

Scorching the three worlds, those Dānavas performed austerities: in the cold season on beds of water, and in the hot season amid the five fires,

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MtP 129.8

वर्षासु च तथाकाशे क्षपयन्तस्तनूः प्रियाः सेवानाः फलमूलानि पुष्पाणि च जलानि च

varṣāsu ca tathākāśe kṣapayantastanūḥ priyāḥ sevānāḥ phalamūlāni puṣpāṇi ca jalāni ca

and in the rains likewise out in the open, wasting away their own dear bodies, subsisting on fruits, roots, flowers and water.

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MtP 129.9

अन्यदाचरिताहाराः पङ्केनाचितवल्कलाः मग्नाः शैवालपङ्केषु विमलाविमलेषु च

anyadācaritāhārāḥ paṅkenācitavalkalāḥ magnāḥ śaivālapaṅkeṣu vimalāvimaleṣu ca

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MtP 129.10

निर्मांसाश्च ततो जाताः कृशा धमनिसंतताः तेषां तपःप्रभावेन प्रभावविधुतं यथा

nirmāṃsāśca tato jātāḥ kṛśā dhamanisaṃtatāḥ teṣāṃ tapaḥprabhāvena prabhāvavidhutaṃ yathā

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MtP 129.11

निष्प्रभं तु जगत्सर्वं मन्दमेवाभिभाषितम् दह्यमानेषु लोकेषु तैस्त्रिभिर्दानवाग्निभिः

niṣprabhaṃ tu jagatsarvaṃ mandamevābhibhāṣitam dahyamāneṣu lokeṣu taistribhirdānavāgnibhiḥ

But the whole world was without radiance, and (its) speech was faint, while the worlds were being burned by those three fires of the Dānavas.

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MtP 129.12

तेषामग्रे जगद्बन्धुः प्रादुर्भूतः पितामहः ततः साहसकर्तारः प्राहुस्ते सहसागतम्

teṣāmagre jagadbandhuḥ prādurbhūtaḥ pitāmahaḥ tataḥ sāhasakartāraḥ prāhuste sahasāgatam

Before them the Grandfather (Brahmā), kinsman of the world, appeared; then those doers of rash deeds addressed him who had suddenly come —

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MtP 129.13

स्वकं पितामहं दैत्यास् तं वै तुष्टुवुरेव च अथ तान्दानवान्ब्रह्मा तपसा तपनप्रभान्

svakaṃ pitāmahaṃ daityās taṃ vai tuṣṭuvureva ca atha tāndānavānbrahmā tapasā tapanaprabhān

And the Daityas praised him, their own forefather; then Brahmā (spoke to) those Dānavas, who by their austerity shone with the radiance of the sun —

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MtP 129.14

उवाच हर्षपूर्णाक्षो हर्षपूर्णमुखस्तदा वरदो ऽहं हि वो वत्सास् तपस्तोषित आगतः

uvāca harṣapūrṇākṣo harṣapūrṇamukhastadā varado 'haṃ hi vo vatsās tapastoṣita āgataḥ

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MtP 129.15

व्रियताम् ईप्सितं यच्च साभिलाषं तदुच्यताम् इत्येवमुच्यमानास्तु प्रतिपन्नं पितामहम्

vriyatām īpsitaṃ yacca sābhilāṣaṃ taducyatām ityevamucyamānāstu pratipannaṃ pitāmaham

"Let what is wished for be chosen, and whatever you desire, let that be spoken." Being thus addressed, (they) approached the Grandfather (Brahmā).

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MtP 129.16

विश्वकर्मा मयः प्राह प्रहर्षोत्फुल्ललोचनः देव दैत्याः पुरा देवैः संग्रामे तारकामये

viśvakarmā mayaḥ prāha praharṣotphullalocanaḥ deva daityāḥ purā devaiḥ saṃgrāme tārakāmaye

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MtP 129.17

निर्जितास्ताडिताश्चैव हताश्चाप्यायुधैरपि देवैर्वैरानुबन्धाच्च धावन्तो भयवेपिताः

nirjitāstāḍitāścaiva hatāścāpyāyudhairapi devairvairānubandhācca dhāvanto bhayavepitāḥ

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MtP 129.18

शरणं नैव जानीमः शर्म वा शरणार्थिनः सो ऽहं तपःप्रभावेन तव भक्त्या तथैव च

śaraṇaṃ naiva jānīmaḥ śarma vā śaraṇārthinaḥ so 'haṃ tapaḥprabhāvena tava bhaktyā tathaiva ca

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MtP 129.19

इच्छामि कर्तुं तद्दुर्गं यद्देवैरपि दुस्तरम् तस्मिंश्च त्रिपुरे दुर्गे मत्कृते कृतिनां वर

icchāmi kartuṃ taddurgaṃ yaddevairapi dustaram tasmiṃśca tripure durge matkṛte kṛtināṃ vara

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MtP 129.20

भूम्यानां जलजानां च शापानां मुनितेजसाम् देवप्रहरणानां च देवानां च प्रजापतेः

bhūmyānāṃ jalajānāṃ ca śāpānāṃ munitejasām devapraharaṇānāṃ ca devānāṃ ca prajāpateḥ

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MtP 129.21

अलङ्घनीयं भवतु त्रिपुरं यदि ते प्रियम् विश्वकर्मा इतीवोक्तः स तदा विश्वकर्मणा

alaṅghanīyaṃ bhavatu tripuraṃ yadi te priyam viśvakarmā itīvoktaḥ sa tadā viśvakarmaṇā

"Let Tripura become unassailable, if that pleases you, O Viśvakarman!" Thus addressed by the All-Maker, he then—

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MtP 129.22

उवाच प्रहसन्वाक्यं मयं दैत्यगणाधिपम् सर्वामरत्वं नैवास्ति असद्वृत्तस्य दानव

uvāca prahasanvākyaṃ mayaṃ daityagaṇādhipam sarvāmaratvaṃ naivāsti asadvṛttasya dānava

—laughing, spoke these words to Maya, lord of the hosts of Daityas: "There is no complete immortality for one of evil conduct, O Dānava.

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MtP 129.23

तस्माद्दुर्गविधानं हि क्षणादपि विधीयताम् पितामहवचः श्रुत्वा तदैवं दानवो मयः

tasmāddurgavidhānaṃ hi kṣaṇādapi vidhīyatām pitāmahavacaḥ śrutvā tadaivaṃ dānavo mayaḥ

Therefore let the making of a fortress be arranged, even in a moment." Hearing thus the words of the Grandfather, the Dānava Maya then,

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MtP 129.24

प्राञ्जलिः पुनरप्याह ब्रह्माणं पद्मसम्भवम् यस्तदेकेषुणा दुर्गं सकृन्मुक्तेन निर्दहेत्

prāñjaliḥ punarapyāha brahmāṇaṃ padmasambhavam yastadekeṣuṇā durgaṃ sakṛnmuktena nirdahet

with joined palms, spoke again to Brahmā, born of the lotus: "He who could burn down that fortress with a single arrow, released but once,

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MtP 129.25

समं स संयुगे हन्याद् अवध्यं शेषतो भवेत् एवमस्त्विति चाप्युक्त्वा मयं देवः पितामहः

samaṃ sa saṃyuge hanyād avadhyaṃ śeṣato bhavet evamastviti cāpyuktvā mayaṃ devaḥ pitāmahaḥ

he alone could destroy (it) outright in battle; otherwise let it be unslayable." And having said "So be it" to Maya, the god, the Grandfather,

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MtP 129.26

स्वप्ने लब्धो यथार्थो वै तत्रैवादर्शनं ययौ गते पितामहे दैत्या गता मयरविप्रभाः

svapne labdho yathārtho vai tatraivādarśanaṃ yayau gate pitāmahe daityā gatā mayaraviprabhāḥ

like an object obtained in a dream, vanished from sight then and there. When the Grandfather had gone, the Daityas departed, Maya and the rest radiant as the sun.

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MtP 129.27

वरदानाद्विरेजुस्ते तपसा च महाबलाः स मयस्तु महाबुद्धिर् दानवो वृषसत्तमः

varadānādvirejuste tapasā ca mahābalāḥ sa mayastu mahābuddhir dānavo vṛṣasattamaḥ

By the granting of the boon they shone forth, and by their austerity they became of great strength. But that Maya, of great intelligence, the Dānava, best of the mighty,

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MtP 129.28

दुर्गं व्यवसितः कर्तुम् इति चाचिन्तयत्तदा कथं नाम भवेद्दुर्गं तन्मया त्रिपुरं कृतम्

durgaṃ vyavasitaḥ kartum iti cācintayattadā kathaṃ nāma bhaveddurgaṃ tanmayā tripuraṃ kṛtam

resolved to make a fortress, and thought thus at that time: "How indeed should the fortress be, this Tripura made by me?

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MtP 129.29

वत्स्यते तत्पुरं दिव्यं मत्तो नान्यैर्न संशयः यथाचैकेषुणा तेन तत्पुरं न हि हन्यते

vatsyate tatpuraṃ divyaṃ matto nānyairna saṃśayaḥ yathācaikeṣuṇā tena tatpuraṃ na hi hanyate

That divine city shall be inhabited by me, by no others—there is no doubt. And in such a way that that city cannot be destroyed by him with a single arrow,

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MtP 129.30

देवैस्तथा विधातव्यं मया मतिविचारणम् विस्तारो योजनशतम् एकैकस्य पुरस्य तु

devaistathā vidhātavyaṃ mayā mativicāraṇam vistāro yojanaśatam ekaikasya purasya tu

so must my deliberation be devised with regard to the gods. The extent of each single city shall be a hundred leagues,

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MtP 129.31

कार्यस्तेषां च विष्कम्भश् चैकैकशतयोजनम् पुष्ययोगेण निर्माणं पुराणं च भविष्यति

kāryasteṣāṃ ca viṣkambhaś caikaikaśatayojanam puṣyayogeṇa nirmāṇaṃ purāṇaṃ ca bhaviṣyati

and the space between them is to be made a hundred leagues each; the construction shall take place under the conjunction of Puṣya, and it shall be ancient (i.e. enduring).

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MtP 129.32

पुष्ययोगेण च दिवि समेष्यन्ति परस्परम् पुष्ययोगेण युक्तानि यस्तान्यासादयिष्यति

puṣyayogeṇa ca divi sameṣyanti parasparam puṣyayogeṇa yuktāni yastānyāsādayiṣyati

And under the conjunction of Puṣya they will come together with one another in the sky; whoever shall attack them when joined under the conjunction of Puṣya,

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MtP 129.33

पुराण्येकप्रहारेण शतानि निहनिष्यति आयसं तु क्षितितले राजतं तु नभस्तले

purāṇyekaprahāreṇa śatāni nihaniṣyati āyasaṃ tu kṣititale rājataṃ tu nabhastale

he will destroy hundreds of cities with one blow. The iron (city) shall be on the earth's surface, the silver one in the sky,

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MtP 129.34

राजतस्योपरिष्टात्तु सौवर्णं भविता पुरम् एवं त्रिभिः पुरैर्युक्तं त्रिपुरं तद्भविष्यति शतयोजनविष्कम्भैर् अन्तरैस्तद्दुरासदम्

rājatasyopariṣṭāttu sauvarṇaṃ bhavitā puram evaṃ tribhiḥ purairyuktaṃ tripuraṃ tadbhaviṣyati śatayojanaviṣkambhair antaraistaddurāsadam

and above the silver one there shall be the golden city; thus, made up of three cities, it shall be Tripura, hard to assail because of the intervals of a hundred leagues' span,

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MtP 129.35

अट्टालकैर् यन्त्रशतघ्निभिश्च सचक्रशूलोपलकम्पनैश्च द्वारैर्महामन्दरमेरुकल्पैः प्राकारशृङ्गैः सुविराजमानम्

aṭṭālakair yantraśataghnibhiśca sacakraśūlopalakampanaiśca dvārairmahāmandaramerukalpaiḥ prākāraśṛṅgaiḥ suvirājamānam

shining brightly with watchtowers and hundred-slaying engines, with discs, spears, stones and battering machines, with gateways like great Mandara and Meru, and with the peaks of its ramparts—

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MtP 129.36

सतारकाख्येन मयेन गुप्तं स्वस्थं च गुप्तं तडिन्मालिनापि को नाम हन्तुं त्रिपुरं समर्थो मुक्त्वा त्रिनेत्रं भगवन्तमेकम्

satārakākhyena mayena guptaṃ svasthaṃ ca guptaṃ taḍinmālināpi ko nāma hantuṃ tripuraṃ samartho muktvā trinetraṃ bhagavantamekam

guarded by Maya, called Satāraka, secure and guarded also by Taḍinmālin—who indeed is able to destroy Tripura, save the one Lord, the three-eyed?"

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