Shloka 3

Matsya Purana — Ravi-Saṅkrānti Vow: Udyāpana

Devanagari script

रविसंक्रमणे भूमौ चन्दनेनाष्टपत्त्रकम् पद्मं सकर्णिकं कुर्यात् तस्मिन्नावाहयेद्रविम् //

Transliteration

ravisaṃkramaṇe bhūmau candanenāṣṭapattrakam padmaṃ sakarṇikaṃ kuryāt tasminnāvāhayedravim //

Translation

At the time of the Sun’s transit (saṅkramaṇa), one should draw on the ground—using sandal paste—an eight-petalled lotus complete with its central pericarp; and upon that, one should invoke the Sun (Ravi).

Word by Word

• रविसंक्रमणे: at the Sun’s transit (saṅkramaṇa)

• भूमौ: on the ground

• चन्दनेन: with sandal paste

• अष्टपत्त्रकम्: eight-petalled

• पद्मम्: lotus

• सकर्णिकम्: with the central pericarp/seed-cup (karṇikā)

• कुर्यात्: should make/draw

• तस्मिन्: in/onto that (lotus)

• आवाहयेत्: should invoke/bring (by invocation)

• रविम्: the Sun (Ravi)

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (in instruction to Vaivasvata Manu)

Entities Mentioned

• Ravi (Surya)

Tags

• Surya Worship
• Sankranti Rites
• Ritual Diagram
• Lotus Mandala
• Upasana

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss Pralaya; it prescribes a saṅkramaṇa-time ritual for invoking the Sun using an eight-petalled lotus diagram.

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

It reflects the householder/royal duty of maintaining auspicious observances on calendrical junctions (saṅkramaṇa), performing orderly worship (upāsanā) and invocation (āvāhana) as part of dharmic routine.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Ritually, it specifies a ground-based mandala (aṣṭapattra-padma with karṇikā) drawn in sandal paste as the seat for āvāhana of Surya—an iconographic/diagrammatic support for worship rather than a building rule.