Shloka 69
Matsya Purana — Dynastic Genealogies: Paurava–Anu Lines
दध्ना लवणमिश्रेण त्व् अभ्यक्तं मधुकेन तु लिह माम् अजुगुप्सन्ती आपादतलमस्तकम् ततस्त्वं प्राप्स्यसे देवि पुत्रान्वै मनसेप्सितान् //
dadhnā lavaṇamiśreṇa tv abhyaktaṃ madhukena tu liha mām ajugupsantī āpādatalamastakam tatastvaṃ prāpsyase devi putrānvai manasepsitān //
Smeared with curd mixed with salt, and with honey as well, you should lick me—without disgust—from the soles of the feet up to the head. Then, O goddess, you will obtain sons truly desired by your heart.
FAQs
Nothing directly—this verse is a practical ritual instruction aimed at obtaining progeny, not a teaching on cosmic dissolution or the Matsya deluge narrative.
It aligns with gṛhastha-dharma concerns—continuity of lineage and fulfilling household aims through prescribed vratas and ritual remedies sanctioned in the Purana.
Ritual significance: it prescribes a specific bodily/ritual act using curd mixed with salt and honey as a remedial observance (upāya) with the stated fruit (phala) of obtaining desired sons.