Shloka 15

Matsya Purana — Eclipse-Time Planetary Bath

Devanagari script

यो ऽसौ निधिपतिर्देवः खड्गशूलगदाधरः चन्द्रोपरागकलुषं धनदो मे व्यपोहतु //

Transliteration

yo 'sau nidhipatirdevaḥ khaḍgaśūlagadādharaḥ candroparāgakaluṣaṃ dhanado me vyapohatu //

Translation

May that divine Lord of treasures—Dhanada (Kubera), bearer of sword, spear, and mace—remove from me the taint of inauspiciousness arising from a lunar eclipse.

Word by Word

• yaḥ: who

• asau: that (well-known)

• nidhi-patiḥ: lord of treasures/guardian of riches

• devaḥ: divine being

• khaḍga: sword

• śūla: spear/trident

• gadā: mace

• dharaḥ: bearer

• candra: moon

• uparāga: eclipse

• kaluṣam: impurity/taint/inauspicious stain

• dhanadaḥ: giver of wealth (Kubera)

• me: for me/from me

• vyapohatu: may he remove/ward off completely

Speaker

• Sūta (narrative recitation of a ritual/mantra passage within the Matsya Purana)

Entities Mentioned

• Dhanada (Kubera)
• Nidhipati

Tags

• Ritual
• Mantra
• Eclipse
• Purification
• Kubera

FAQs

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

This verse does not address pralaya; it focuses on ritual purification—removing the inauspicious “kaluṣa” associated with a lunar eclipse.

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

It reflects the householder/kingly duty to maintain ritual purity and social auspiciousness by performing prescribed prayers and remedies during ominous celestial events like a lunar eclipse.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Ritually, it is an eclipse-remedy invocation: a protective prayer to Dhanada (Kubera) to dispel grahaṇa-related impurity; no Vāstu or temple-building rule is stated in this verse.