Shloka 13

Matsya Purana — Maya’s Nectar-Reservoir in Tripura and the Revival of the Slain in the Tripur...

Devanagari script

इन्दोः किरणकल्पेन मृष्टेनामृतगन्धिना पूर्णां परमतोयेन गुणपूर्णामिवाङ्गनाम् //

Transliteration

indoḥ kiraṇakalpena mṛṣṭenāmṛtagandhinā pūrṇāṃ paramatoyena guṇapūrṇāmivāṅganām //

Translation

Filled with supremely pure water—polished like the moon’s rays and fragrant like nectar—she appears like a noble woman, complete in every excellence.

Word by Word

• इन्दोः (indoḥ): of the moon

• किरण-कल्पेन (kiraṇa-kalpena): like rays, ray-like

• मृष्टेन (mṛṣṭena): polished, refined, pure

• अमृत-गन्धिना (amṛta-gandhinā): having the fragrance of nectar, nectar-scented

• पूर्णाम् (pūrṇām): full, filled

• परम-तोयेन (parama-toyena): with excellent/supreme water

• गुण-पूर्णाम् (guṇa-pūrṇām): filled with virtues/qualities, possessing all good qualities

• इव (iva): like, as if

• अङ्गनाम् (aṅganām): a woman, a lovely lady

Speaker

• Suta (narrator) conveying the Matsya Purana’s descriptive canon (Vastu-style praise of an ideal feature, likely a tank/water-reservoir or auspicious water-setting)

Entities Mentioned

• Indu (the Moon)
• Amrita (nectar)

Tags

• Vastu Shastra
• Sacred water
• Auspiciousness
• Temple tanks
• Purity

FAQs

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

It does not describe Pralaya directly; it uses lunar and nectar imagery to define auspicious purity and completeness—qualities prized in sacred settings rather than flood or dissolution themes.

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

It supports the ethic of maintaining clean, life-sustaining water sources—an important royal and household duty in Purāṇic culture (public welfare, ritual cleanliness, and the upkeep of tanks/wells).

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The verse functions like a Vastu benchmark: a sacred water feature should be full, exceptionally pure, and pleasing (even “nectar-scented”), reinforcing the ideal of temple tanks and ritual waters being both hygienic and ritually auspicious.