Shloka 2

Matsya Purana — Rasakalyāṇinī Vrata: Magha-based Goddess Worship

Devanagari script

माघमासे तु सम्प्राप्ते तृतीयां शुक्लपक्षतः प्रातर्गव्येन पयसा तिलैः स्नानं समाचरेत् //

Transliteration

māghamāse tu samprāpte tṛtīyāṃ śuklapakṣataḥ prātargavyena payasā tilaiḥ snānaṃ samācaret //

Translation

When the month of Māgha arrives, on the third lunar day of the bright fortnight, one should duly perform a morning bath using cow’s milk together with sesame seeds.

Word by Word

• माघमासे: in the month of Māgha

• तु: indeed/and

• सम्प्राप्ते: when it has arrived

• तृतीयाम्: on the third (tithi)

• शुक्लपक्षतः: in the bright fortnight

• प्रातर्: in the morning

• गव्येन: derived from the cow

• पयसा: with milk

• तिलैः: with sesame seeds

• स्नानम्: bathing

• समाचरेत्: should perform/should practice properly

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (in instruction to Vaivasvata Manu)

Entities Mentioned

• Māgha (month)
• Śukla-pakṣa (bright fortnight)
• Tṛtīyā (third tithi)
• Go (cow)
• Payas (milk)
• Tila (sesame)

Tags

• Vrata
• Snana
• Māgha-māsa
• Ritual purity
• Dharma

FAQs

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

This verse is not about Pralaya; it prescribes a calendrical purification rite (Māgha-śukla-tṛtīyā morning bath) as part of dharmic observance.

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

It gives a practical dharma-duty: observing timed purification baths and vratas. Such discipline is presented as a householder’s (and by extension a ruler’s) support for personal purity and public religious order.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The significance is ritual (not architectural): a prescribed Māgha-month snāna using cow’s milk and sesame, emphasizing auspicious timing (tithi/pakṣa) and purificatory substances.