Matsya Purana — Rites for Consecrating and Celebrating Trees, Shloka 8
धूपो ऽत्र गुग्गुलः श्रेष्ठस् ताम्रपात्रैरधिष्ठितान् सप्तधान्यस्थितान्कृत्वा वस्त्रगन्धानुलेपनैः //
dhūpo 'tra guggulaḥ śreṣṭhas tāmrapātrairadhiṣṭhitān saptadhānyasthitānkṛtvā vastragandhānulepanaiḥ //
ইয়াত ধূপসমূহৰ মাজত গুগ্গুলু শ্ৰেষ্ঠ; তাক তাম্ৰপাত্ৰত ৰাখি, সাত ধান্যৰ ওপৰত অধিষ্ঠিত কৰি, বস্ত্ৰ, সুগন্ধ আৰু গন্ধানুলেপনসহ নিবেদন কৰিব লাগে।
FAQs
This verse does not address Pralaya; it focuses on correct ritual protocol—specifically the preferred incense (guggulu) and its proper placement and accompaniments.
It supports the king/householder duty of maintaining orderly worship and sacred hospitality by prescribing standardized, pure materials (guggulu, copper vessels, grains, cloth, perfumes) for offerings.
Ritually, it specifies best-practice upachara: guggulu incense set in copper vessels and arranged on a seven-grain base, with cloth, fragrance, and anointing—details often aligned with temple worship and Vastu-linked purity norms.