Shloka 36

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

Devanagari script

सुवर्णपुष्पैश्च तथा भूमिपुष्पैस्तथापरैः जम्बीरकैर्भूस्तृणकैः सरसैः सशुकैस्तथा //

Transliteration

suvarṇapuṣpaiśca tathā bhūmipuṣpaistathāparaiḥ jambīrakairbhūstṛṇakaiḥ sarasaiḥ saśukaistathā //

Translation

Likewise, (the rite should be performed) with golden flowers, with earth-born flowers and other varieties too; with citron fruits (jambīraka), with sacred grasses and ground-herbs, and also with fresh, juicy greens together with tender shoots.

Word by Word

सुवर्णपुष्पैःwith golden flowers (gold-crafted flowers or flowers of golden hue)

चand

तथाlikewise

भूमिपुष्पैःwith earth-born flowers (flowers growing from the ground)

तथा-अपरैःand with other (kinds) as well

जम्बीरकैःwith jambīraka (citron/lemon-like fruits)

भूस्तृणकैःwith ground-grasses/herbs

सरसैःwith juicy/fresh (green offerings)

सशुकैःtogether with shoots/sprouts

तथाalso/likewise

Speaker

Lord Matsya (in instruction to Vaivasvata Manu, within a didactic passage)

Entities Mentioned

Lord MatsyaVaivasvata Manu

FAQs

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

This verse is not about pralaya; it is a practical ritual catalogue describing acceptable offering materials (flowers, fruits, grasses, shoots) used in worship or consecration contexts.

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

It supports the householder/kingly duty of maintaining dharmic worship by specifying pure, auspicious substances—flowers, citrus, fresh greens, and sacred grasses—fit for offerings in temple or household rites.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Ritually, it lists dravyas (offerables) used in pratistha/puja: symbolic ‘golden flowers’ (wealth and auspiciousness), natural flowers, citrus fruits, sacred grasses, and fresh shoots—items commonly prescribed in temple consecration and ongoing worship.