Shloka 9

Matsya Purana — Pratiśukra Rite and the Worship of Śukra

Devanagari script

पीताङ्गरागवसनो घृतहोमं तु कारयेत् प्रणम्य च गवा सार्धं ब्राह्मणाय निवेदयेत् //

Transliteration

pītāṅgarāgavasano ghṛtahomaṃ tu kārayet praṇamya ca gavā sārdhaṃ brāhmaṇāya nivedayet //

Translation

Wearing yellow garments and yellow unguents, one should have a ghee-offering (ghṛta-homa) performed; and, having bowed down, one should present a cow as a gift to a brāhmaṇa.

Word by Word

• पीत (pīta): yellow

• अङ्गराग (aṅga-rāga): body-unguent/perfume applied to the limbs

• वसन (vasana): clothing/garment

• घृत (ghṛta): clarified butter (ghee)

• होम (homa): fire-offering/oblations

• तु (tu): indeed/then

• कारयेत् (kārayet): should cause to be done/should have performed

• प्रणम्य (praṇamya): having bowed down

• च (ca): and

• गवा (gavā): with a cow / a cow (instrumental sense)

• सार्धम् (sārdham): together with/along with

• ब्राह्मणाय (brāhmaṇāya): to a brāhmaṇa

• निवेदयेत् (nivedayet): should offer/present/dedicate.

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (teaching Vaivasvata Manu)

Entities Mentioned

• Brāhmaṇa
• Cow (Go-dāna)
• Ghṛta-homa

Tags

• Dharma
• Vrata
• Homa
• Dāna
• Go-dāna

FAQs

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

This verse is not about Pralaya; it focuses on dharmic ritual conduct—performing a ghee-homa and completing it with respectful charity (go-dāna) to a brāhmaṇa.

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

It prescribes a householder-style observance: purity and auspicious attire, conducting a ghṛta-homa, and sealing the rite with humility (praṇāma) and dāna—an ethical model also expected of righteous kings supporting brāhmaṇas and public dharma.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The ritual significance is explicit: ghṛta-homa (ghee oblations) performed with auspicious markers (yellow clothing/unguents) and concluded through go-dāna to a brāhmaṇa, emphasizing correct procedure and charitable completion of rites.