Shloka 14

Matsya Purana — Rasakalyāṇinī Vrata: Magha-based Goddess Worship

Devanagari script

प्रीयतामत्र कुमुदा गृह्णीयाल्लवणव्रतम् अनेन विधिना देवी मासि मासि सदार्चयेत् //

Transliteration

prīyatāmatra kumudā gṛhṇīyāllavaṇavratam anena vidhinā devī māsi māsi sadārcayet //

Translation

“May Kumudā be pleased here. One should undertake the Salt-Vow (Lavaṇa-vrata); by this very procedure the Goddess should be worshipped continually, month after month.”

Word by Word

• prīyatām: may (she) be pleased

• atra: here/in this rite

• kumudā: Kumudā (name/aspect of the Goddess)

• gṛhṇīyāt: one should take up/undertake

• lavaṇa-vratam: the vow involving salt (salt-observance)

• anena vidhinā: by this method/procedure

• devī: the Goddess

• māsi māsi: in every month, month after month

• sadā: always/continually

• arcayet: should worship/offer reverential पूजा

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (in instruction to Vaivasvata Manu on vrata-dharma)

Entities Mentioned

• Kumudā
• Devī

Tags

• Vrata
• Devi-Worship
• Householder-Dharma
• Ritual-Procedure
• Monthly-Observance

FAQs

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

Nothing directly—this verse is focused on vrata-dharma (a devotional vow) and repeated monthly worship of the Goddess, not on pralaya cosmology.

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

It presents a practical dharmic duty: undertaking a regulated vow (lavaṇa-vrata) and maintaining consistent month-by-month worship—an ideal of disciplined observance applicable to householders and rulers alike.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Ritual significance: it prescribes a specific vow and emphasizes periodic (monthly) continuity of Devi-arcana “by this method,” pointing to standardized procedure rather than temple-architecture details.