Shloka 49

Matsya Purana — Sādhāraṇa Śrāddha: General Ancestral Rite

Devanagari script

दीपप्रज्वालनं तद्वत् कुर्यात्पुष्पार्चनं बुधः अथाचान्तेषु चाचम्य वारि दद्यात्सकृत्सकृत् //

Transliteration

dīpaprajvālanaṃ tadvat kuryātpuṣpārcanaṃ budhaḥ athācānteṣu cācamya vāri dadyātsakṛtsakṛt //

Translation

In the same manner, the wise person should light the lamp and perform worship with flowers. Then, at the conclusion of the rite, having performed ācamana (sipping water for purification), he should offer water repeatedly, again and again.

Word by Word

• dīpa: lamp

• prajvālanaṃ: kindling/lighting

• tadvat: likewise/in the same way

• kuryāt: should do

• puṣpa: flowers

• arcanaṃ: worship/offering

• budhaḥ: the wise person

• atha: then

• ācānteṣu: at the end(s)/at the conclusion (of the rites)

• ca: and

• ācamya: having performed ācamana (sipping water for purification)

• vāri: water

• dadyāt: should give/offer

• sakṛt-sakṛt: repeatedly, time after time

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (in instruction to Vaivasvata Manu, in a ritual-teaching context)

Tags

• PujaVidhi
• DeepaDana
• PushpaArchana
• Achamana
• RitualProcedure

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss pralaya; it focuses on practical worship procedure—lighting a lamp, offering flowers, and concluding purification with ācamana and repeated water offerings.

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

It frames household/royal dharma as disciplined daily worship: performing lamp-lighting (dīpa), flower-offering (puṣpārcana), and maintaining ritual purity through ācamana and water offerings at the close of rites.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Ritually, it specifies core pūjā steps—deepa prajvālana and puṣpārcana—followed by ācamana and repeated water offerings as a formal conclusion, useful for standardizing temple or home worship sequences.