Matsya Purana — The Strategy to Defeat Tāraka: Pārvatī’s Birth, Shloka 90

Devanagari script

धूपामोदमनोरम्ये सर्जगन्धोपयोगिके ततः क्रमेण दिवसे गते दूरं विभावरी //

Transliteration

dhūpāmodamanoramye sarjagandhopayogike tataḥ krameṇa divase gate dūraṃ vibhāvarī //

Translation

In jener anmutigen Atmosphäre, erfreulich durch den Duft des Räucherwerks und geeignet für den Gebrauch harziger Wohlgerüche, da wich, als der Tag der Ordnung nach allmählich voranschritt, die Nacht (die Finsternis) weit zurück.

Word by Word

• dhūpa: incense

• āmoda: fragrance/sweet smell

• manoramye: delightful/pleasing

• sarja: sal-resin (a fragrant resin) / resinous perfume

• gandha: scent/perfume

• upayogike: fit for use/suitable for application

• tataḥ: then/thereafter

• krameṇa: gradually/in due order

• divase: in the day/daytime

• gate: having gone/when it proceeded

• dūram: far away

• vibhāvarī: night/darkness

Speaker

• Suta (narrator) describing the ritual/setting within the Matsya Purana’s Vastu-ritual discourse

Tags

• Vastu Shastra
• Ritual
• Incense
• Temple Worship
• Auspicious Timing

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss Pralaya; it depicts an auspicious ritual ambiance and the natural transition from night to day, emphasizing orderly timing rather than cosmic dissolution.

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

It supports the householder/royal duty of maintaining daily rites in a clean, fragrant, and timely manner—suggesting that worship and ceremonial acts should be performed as daylight advances, in an ordered routine.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Ritually, it highlights dhūpa (incense) and resinous fragrances (sarja-gandha) as appropriate offerings that create a sanctified environment—useful for temple worship, consecrations, and other Vastu-linked ceremonies conducted at auspicious daytime hours.