Shloka 15

Matsya Purana — Rasakalyāṇinī Vrata: Magha-based Goddess Worship

Devanagari script

लवणं वर्जयेन्माघे फाल्गुने च गुडं पुनः तैलं राजिं तथा चैत्रे वर्ज्यं च मधु माधवे //

Transliteration

lavaṇaṃ varjayenmāghe phālgune ca guḍaṃ punaḥ tailaṃ rājiṃ tathā caitre varjyaṃ ca madhu mādhave //

Translation

In the month of Māgha one should avoid salt; in Phālguna, jaggery (guḍa); likewise in Caitra, oil and rāji (a grain/seed); and in Mādhava (Vaiśākha), honey is to be avoided.

Word by Word

• लवणं (lavaṇam): salt

• वर्जयेत् (varjayet): should avoid

• माघे (māghe): in Māgha

• फाल्गुने (phālgune): in Phālguna

• च (ca): and

• गुडं (guḍam): jaggery/molasses

• पुनः (punaḥ): again/likewise

• तैलं (tailam): oil

• राजिं (rājiṃ): rāji (commonly identified with a grain/seed such as mustard or a small-grain cereal

• तथा (tathā): also

• चैत्रे (caitre): in Caitra

• वर्ज्यं (varjyam): to be avoided

• मधु (madhu): honey

• माधवे (mādhave): in Mādhava (Vaiśākha).

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (teaching Vaivasvata Manu)

Entities Mentioned

• Lord Matsya
• Vaivasvata Manu
• Māgha
• Phālguna
• Caitra
• Mādhava (Vaiśākha)

Tags

• Dharma
• Vrata
• Ahara-niyama
• Monthly observances
• Householder duties

FAQs

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

This verse is not about Pralaya; it gives dharmic, month-wise dietary restraints (māsa-niyama) as part of vrata and self-discipline.

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

It prescribes regulated conduct—avoiding specific foods in specific lunar months—reflecting the Purāṇic ideal that householders (and rulers as exemplars) maintain seasonal discipline, restraint, and purity through vrata-based living.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The significance is ritual rather than architectural: month-specific abstentions function as vrata rules supporting purity and merit in religious observances; no Vastu or temple-construction detail is stated in this verse.