Shloka 24

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

Devanagari script

चतुर्ष्वपि च कुम्भेषु रत्नगर्भेषु मध्यमम् गृहीत्वा ब्राह्मणस्तत्र सौरान्मन्त्रानुदीरयेत् //

Transliteration

caturṣvapi ca kumbheṣu ratnagarbheṣu madhyamam gṛhītvā brāhmaṇastatra saurānmantrānudīrayet //

Translation

Then, from the four jewel-filled ritual pots, the brāhmaṇa should take the middle portion (as prescribed) and, at that spot, recite the solar (Sūrya-related) mantras.

Word by Word

• चतुर्षु (caturṣu): in the four

• अपि (api): also/indeed

• च (ca): and

• कुम्भेषु (kumbheṣu): in the pots/ritual pitchers

• रत्न-गर्भेषु (ratna-garbheṣu): containing jewels, jewel-filled

• मध्यमम् (madhyamam): the middle portion/central share

• गृहीत्वा (gṛhītvā): having taken

• ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ): the brāhmaṇa priest

• तत्र (tatra): there/at that place

• सौरान् (saurān): solar, pertaining to Sūrya

• मन्त्रान् (mantrān): mantras

• उदीरयेत् (udīrayet): should utter/recite.

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (in instruction to Vaivasvata Manu, via the Purāṇic narrator)

Entities Mentioned

• Brāhmaṇa (priest)
• Kumbha (ritual pot)
• Sūrya (Solar deity)

Tags

• Ritual
• Mantra
• Sūrya
• Kumbha
• Purāṇic rites

FAQs

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

This verse is not about pralaya; it preserves ritual continuity by prescribing a precise mantra-and-kumbha procedure centered on Sūrya worship.

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

It implies that a king or householder should employ qualified brāhmaṇas to perform correctly sequenced rites—especially solar mantra recitations—so that public and domestic ceremonies follow śāstric order.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Ritually, it specifies four jewel-filled kumbhas and taking the ‘middle portion’ before reciting Sūrya mantras—indicating a structured, directional/central allocation typical of consecration-style procedures.