Shloka 7

Matsya Purana — Purūravas Witnesses the Sports of Apsarases and Gandharvas; Attains the Grace...

Devanagari script

काचिद् उच्चीय पुष्पाणि ददौ कान्तस्य भामिनी कान्तसंग्रथितैः पुष्पै रराज कृतशेखरा //

Transliteration

kācid uccīya puṣpāṇi dadau kāntasya bhāminī kāntasaṃgrathitaiḥ puṣpai rarāja kṛtaśekharā //

Translation

One passionate young woman gathered flowers and offered them to her beloved; and with those flowers, strung together by her lover, she shone—her hair adorned with a newly made floral crest.

Word by Word

• kācid: a certain (woman)

• uccīya: having gathered/picked up

• puṣpāṇi: flowers

• dadau: gave/offered

• kāntasya: to/for her beloved

• bhāminī: a passionate/spirited woman

• kānta-saṃgrathitaiḥ: strung/arranged by the beloved

• puṣpaiḥ: with flowers

• rārāja: shone/appeared splendid

• kṛta-śekharā: having a made/arranged head-ornament (floral crest/garland on the hair).

Speaker

• Suta (narrative voice) describing a scene within the episode (speaker not explicitly marked in this single verse).

Tags

• Narrative
• Shringara
• Adornment
• Flowers
• Courtly life

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss pralaya or cosmology; it is a poetic description of human love and adornment using flowers.

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

Indirectly, it reflects refined household/courtly culture—gift-giving, mutual affection, and aesthetic self-presentation—often treated in Puranic narratives as markers of civilized life (saṃskāra) rather than explicit dharma instruction.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No explicit Vastu or temple-ritual rule appears here; the only ritual-adjacent element is floral ornamentation, which broadly aligns with Indian customs of using flowers for decoration and offerings.