Shloka 43

Matsya Purana — Agastya’s Origin

Devanagari script

*नारद उवाच कथमर्घप्रदानं तु कर्तव्यं तस्य वै विभो विधानं यदगस्त्यस्य पूजने तद्वदस्व मे //

Transliteration

*nārada uvāca kathamarghapradānaṃ tu kartavyaṃ tasya vai vibho vidhānaṃ yadagastyasya pūjane tadvadasva me //

Translation

Nārada said: “O Lord, how indeed is the offering of arghya to be performed? Please tell me the proper procedure for it, as it is done in the worship of Agastya.”

Word by Word

• नारदः: Nārada

• उवाच: said

• कथम्: how

• अर्घ-प्रदानम्: offering of arghya (honor-water/ritual oblation)

• तु: indeed

• कर्तव्यम्: should be done/ought to be performed

• तस्य: of that (rite)

• वै: indeed

• विभो: O mighty one / O Lord

• विधानम्: rule, method, prescribed procedure

• यत्: which

• अगस्त्यस्य: of Agastya

• पूजने: in worship

• तत्: that

• वदस्व: please speak/tell

• मे: to me

Speaker

• Narada

Entities Mentioned

• Narada
• Agastya

Tags

• Puja Vidhi
• Arghya
• Ritual Procedure
• Agastya Worship
• Dharma

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss pralaya directly; it focuses on ritual law (vidhāna) for offering arghya within a specific worship context.

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

It frames worship as a rule-governed duty: a householder (and by extension a king supporting dharma) should perform offerings like arghya according to prescribed procedure rather than improvisation.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The ritual significance is the request for the correct arghya-pradāna method, specifically aligned with Agastya-pūjā—highlighting standardized pūjā-vidhi in the Matsya Purana.