Shloka 23

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Devanagari script

गजाश्वरथ्यावल्मीकात् संगमाद्ध्रदगोकुलात् संशुद्धां मृदमानीय सर्वेष्वेव विनिक्षिपेत् //

Transliteration

gajāśvarathyāvalmīkāt saṃgamāddhradagokulāt saṃśuddhāṃ mṛdamānīya sarveṣveva vinikṣipet //

Translation

Having brought well-purified earth from places such as an elephant-stable, a horse-stable, a chariot-road, an anthill, a river-confluence, a pond, or a cattle-settlement, one should deposit (apply) it in all the required spots (of the site/works).

Word by Word

• gaja: elephant

• aśva: horse

• rathyā: chariot-road/roadway

• valmīka: anthill/termite-mound

• saṅgama: confluence (of rivers)

• dhrada (hradā): pond/lake

• gokula: cattle-pen/cowherd settlement

• saṃśuddhām: well-purified/cleansed

• mṛdam: earth/clay/soil

• ānīya: having brought

• sarveṣu eva: in all (places) indeed

• vinikṣipet: should place/deposit/apply.

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (in instruction to Vaivasvata Manu)

Entities Mentioned

• Lord Matsya
• Vaivasvata Manu

Tags

• Vastu Shastra
• Purification
• Ritual Materials
• Temple Architecture
• Site Preparation

FAQs

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

This verse is not about Pralaya; it belongs to Vāstu/ritual procedure, prescribing how purified earth should be gathered and applied during site preparation.

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

It frames proper construction and ritual work as dharmic responsibility: a king or householder should follow prescribed methods for preparing a site—using purified materials—so that building, consecration, and domestic rites are performed correctly.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

It gives a Vāstuvidyā rule for sourcing and distributing purified soil/clay from specified locations, implying standardized material selection for consecration, ground-rites, or plastering/filling in ritual construction.