Shloka 35

Matsya Purana — Description of Atri’s Hermitage: Sacred Grove Planning

Devanagari script

इरापुंष्पसमायुक्तैः कुङ्कमस्य च भागशः तगरातिविषामांसीग्रन्थिकैस्तु सुरागदैः //

Transliteration

irāpuṃṣpasamāyuktaiḥ kuṅkamasya ca bhāgaśaḥ tagarātiviṣāmāṃsīgranthikaistu surāgadaiḥ //

Translation

Combined with irā-flowers, and with measured portions of saffron, along with tagara, ativīṣā, māṃsī, and granthika—these become excellent ingredients for producing a fine perfume (fragrant compound).

Word by Word

• irāpuṃṣpa: irā-flowers (a fragrant blossom used in scent-making/ritual)

• samāyuktaiḥ: combined with, mixed together

• kuṅkamasya: of saffron

• ca: and

• bhāgaśaḥ: in portions, proportionately

• tagara: tagara (valerian/jatāmāṃsī-type fragrant root, used in perfumes)

• ativīṣā: ativīṣā (Aconitum heterophyllum, medicinal aromatic)

• māṃsī: māṃsī (spikenard/jatāmāṃsī, aromatic)

• granthikaiḥ: granthika (a knotted/aromatic substance, used as a perfume ingredient)

• tu: indeed/then

• surāgadaiḥ: with excellent fragrance-giving substances / as superb perfume-agents

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (in instruction to Vaivasvata Manu, within a technical teaching section)

Tags

• Matsya Purana Vastu Shastra tips
• Ritual Fragrances
• Gandha Yoga
• Temple Offerings
• Ayurvedic Aromatics

FAQs

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

This verse does not address pralaya; it is a technical prescription listing aromatic substances used to compound a high-quality perfume for ritual or refined use.

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

It supports the householder/royal duty of maintaining proper worship and refined ritual culture—preparing appropriate offerings (like perfumes) and maintaining cleanliness and auspicious sensory elements in temples and homes.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Ritually, it indicates the approved aromatic ingredients for gandha (perfume) used in worship—often applied to deities, offerings, or sacred spaces, complementing temple practice associated with Vastu and consecration routines.