Shloka 41

Matsya Purana — Mahāgaurī’s Entry

Devanagari script

अपश्यत्कृत्तिकाः स्नाताः षडर्कद्युतिसंनिभाः पद्मपत्रे तु तद्वारि गृहीत्वोपस्थिता गृहम् //

Transliteration

apaśyatkṛttikāḥ snātāḥ ṣaḍarkadyutisaṃnibhāḥ padmapatre tu tadvāri gṛhītvopasthitā gṛham //

Translation

He saw the Kṛttikās after their bath, radiant like the splendor of six suns; having taken that water upon a lotus-leaf, they approached the house.

Word by Word

• apaśyat: he saw

• kṛttikāḥ: the Kṛttikās (the six/ seven star-deities of the Pleiades)

• snātāḥ: bathed, having completed bathing

• ṣaḍ-arka: six suns

• dyuti: radiance, brilliance

• saṃnibhāḥ: resembling, comparable to

• padma-patre: on a lotus leaf

• tu: indeed/and

• tat-vāri: that water (the bath/ritual water)

• gṛhītvā: having taken/collected

• upasthitāḥ: having come near, presented themselves

• gṛham: the house/home

Speaker

• Sūta (narrator) reporting the scene in the Matsya Purana’s dialogue tradition

Entities Mentioned

• Kṛttikās
• Lotus leaf (padma-patra)
• Ritual water (vāri)

Tags

• Pralaya
• Ritual purity
• Sacred water
• Deities
• Puranic narrative

FAQs

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

Indirectly, it sets a sacred, omen-like atmosphere: radiant divine beings and ritual water handling commonly precede major Puranic turning-points such as revelations connected with Pralaya narratives.

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

It underscores ācamana/śauca (purity) and honoring sacred visitors: a householder (and by extension a king) should receive ritually purified guests and treat consecrated water offerings with reverence.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Ritually, carrying sanctified water on a lotus leaf highlights careful, pure handling of offerings; in temple/house rites this parallels rules for keeping vessels, water, and offerings uncontaminated before worship.