Shloka 5

Matsya Purana — Ravi-Saṅkrānti Vow: Udyāpana

Devanagari script

नमः सवित्रे नैरृत्ये वारुणे तपनं पुनः वायव्ये तु भगं न्यस्य पुनः पुनरथार्चयेत् //

Transliteration

namaḥ savitre nairṛtye vāruṇe tapanaṃ punaḥ vāyavye tu bhagaṃ nyasya punaḥ punarathārcayet //

Translation

In the south-west (nairṛta) quarter one should place (perform nyāsa of) “Salutation to Savitṛ”; again, in the Varuṇa quarter, place “Tapana”; and in the north-west (vāyavya) quarter, having placed “Bhaga,” one should worship again and again.

Word by Word

• namaḥ: salutation

• savitre: to Savitṛ (the impelling solar deity)

• nairṛtye: in the south-west direction

• vāruṇe: in the Varuṇa quarter (western direction, associated with Varuṇa)

• tapanam: Tapana (the ‘heating/illuminating’ solar aspect/name/mantra)

• punaḥ: again

• vāyavye: in the Vāyu quarter (north-west direction)

• tu: indeed/and

• bhagam: Bhaga (solar deity of fortune/dispenser)

• nyasya: having placed/installed by nyāsa

• punaḥ punaḥ: repeatedly

• atha: then

• arcayet: one should worship.

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (in instruction to Vaivasvata Manu, within a prescriptive ritual passage)

Entities Mentioned

• Savitṛ
• Varuṇa
• Tapana
• Vāyu (directional association)
• Bhaga

Tags

• Matsya Purana ritual procedure
• Nyasa
• Directional worship
• Solar deities
• Mantra-vinyasa

FAQs

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

This verse is not about pralaya; it is a ritual instruction focusing on directional nyāsa and repeated worship, indicating the Purāṇic emphasis on ordered cosmic space (dik) rather than dissolution.

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

It reflects the householder/kingly duty of maintaining dharma through correct worship: installing mantras in prescribed directions and performing repeated arcana to sustain auspicious order in the realm and household.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Ritually, it teaches dik-nyāsa—assigning specific solar/divine names (Savitṛ, Tapana, Bhaga) to specific quarters—an approach closely aligned with Vāstu-based directional sanctification used in temple and altar worship.