Shloka 3

Matsya Purana — Pratiśukra Rite and the Worship of Śukra

Devanagari script

विधाय राजतं शुक्रं शुचिमुक्ताफलान्वितम् मन्त्रेणानेन तत्सर्वं सामगाय निवेदयेत् //

Transliteration

vidhāya rājataṃ śukraṃ śucimuktāphalānvitam mantreṇānena tatsarvaṃ sāmagāya nivedayet //

Translation

Having prepared pure, bright silver adorned with clean pearls, one should, with this very mantra, present all of it as an offering to the Sāmaga (the Sāmavedic chanter).

Word by Word

• vidhāya: having prepared/arranged

• rājataṃ: silver

• śukram: bright, pure, gleaming

• śuci: clean, pure

• muktā-phalānvitam: endowed with pearls (literally “pearl-fruits”)

• mantreṇa anena: with this mantra

• tat sarvam: all of that

• sāmagāya: to the Sāmaga/Sāmavedic singer-priest

• nivedayet: should offer/present (formally).

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (in instruction to Vaivasvata Manu, within a ritual-prescription context)

Entities Mentioned

• Sāmaga
• Sāmaveda

Tags

• Ritual
• Mantra
• Dana
• Priesthood
• Sāmaveda

FAQs

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

This verse is not about Pralaya; it prescribes a ritual act—offering prepared silver and pearls with a mantra to a Sāmavedic chanter.

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

It reflects the dharmic duty of dāna (gift/offering): a patron (king or householder) should honor qualified Vedic specialists—here, a Sāmaga—by presenting valuable, ritually pure items with proper mantra-recitation.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The significance is ritual (not architectural): it specifies the material quality (pure, bright silver; clean pearls) and the correct method (mantra-based presentation) for a formal offering to a Sāmaveda priest.