Shloka 19

Matsya Purana — Saptamī Sacred Bath and the Mṛtavatsābhiṣeka Rite for Pacifying Misfortune an...

Devanagari script

व्याहृतीभिस्तथाज्येन तथैवाष्टशतं पुनः हुत्वा स्नानं च कर्तव्यं मङ्गलं येन धीमता //

Transliteration

vyāhṛtībhistathājyena tathaivāṣṭaśataṃ punaḥ hutvā snānaṃ ca kartavyaṃ maṅgalaṃ yena dhīmatā //

Translation

Having again offered eight hundred oblations with the sacred utterances (vyāhṛtis) together with ghee, the wise person should then perform a bath—by which auspiciousness is secured.

Word by Word

• व्याहृतीभिः (vyāhṛtībhiḥ): with the vyāhṛti formulas (bhūḥ, bhuvaḥ, svaḥ)

• तथा (tathā): likewise

• आज्येन (ājyena): with ghee/clarified butter

• तथैव (tathaiva): in the same manner

• अष्टशतम् (aṣṭaśatam): eight hundred

• पुनः (punaḥ): again/once more

• हुत्वा (hutvā): having offered into the fire

• स्नानम् (snānam): ritual bath

• च (ca): and

• कर्तव्यम् (kartavyam): should be done/is to be performed

• मङ्गलम् (maṅgalam): auspiciousness, welfare

• येन (yena): by which

• धीमता (dhīmatā): by the wise person/for the wise.

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (in instruction to Vaivasvata Manu, within the Matsya Purana’s didactic dialogue frame)

Entities Mentioned

• Vyāhṛtis
• Ājya (ghee)
• Homa (fire oblation)
• Snāna (ritual bath)
• Maṅgala (auspiciousness)

Tags

• Dharma
• Ritual
• Homa
• Purification
• Auspicious Rites

FAQs

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

This verse is not about Pralaya; it prescribes a purification-and-auspiciousness sequence (homa with vyāhṛtis and ghee, followed by bathing) typical of dharmic ritual discipline.

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

It reflects the householder/kingly duty to uphold ritual order: completing prescribed oblations and then performing snāna as a rite of purification, ensuring personal and public maṅgala (welfare and auspiciousness).

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The significance is ritual: offering 800 āhuti-s with vyāhṛtis and ghee, then concluding with a purificatory bath—an orthodox completion pattern for śānti/maṅgala-oriented homa rites.