Shloka 36

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

Devanagari script

हुतशेषं तदाश्नीयाद् आदित्याय नमो ऽस्त्विति इदमेवाद्भुतोद्वेगदुःस्वप्नेषु प्रशस्यते //

Transliteration

hutaśeṣaṃ tadāśnīyād ādityāya namo 'stviti idamevādbhutodvegaduḥsvapneṣu praśasyate //

Translation

One should then eat what remains after the homa offering, reciting, “Salutations to Āditya (the Sun).” This very practice is commended in cases of ominous portents, sudden anxiety, and evil dreams.

Word by Word

• huta-śeṣam: the remainder of what has been offered (homa remnants)

• tadā: then/thereafter

• aśnīyāt: one should eat

• ādityāya: to Āditya, the Sun (Solar deity)

• namaḥ astu: may salutation be (salutations)

• iti: thus

• idam eva: this very (act/formula) indeed

• adbhuta: portent/omen/prodigy

• udvega: agitation, alarm, sudden anxiety

• duḥsvapneṣu: in bad dreams/nightmares

• praśasyate: is praised/commended.

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (in instruction to Vaivasvata Manu, within a didactic discourse)

Entities Mentioned

• Aditya (Surya)
• Homa (sacrificial fire/offering)

Tags

• Ritual
• Surya
• Shanti
• BadDreams
• Omens

FAQs

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

It does not discuss pralaya directly; it focuses on a practical śānti measure—Sun-invocation with homa remnants—to counter inauspicious signs, fear, and nightmares.

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

It frames a householder/leader’s duty to maintain inner steadiness and public auspiciousness through sanctioned rites: after a homa, taking the consecrated remainder while saluting Āditya is recommended when disturbed by omens or troubling dreams.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Ritually, it prescribes a specific post-homa act: consuming hutaśeṣa with the formula “ādityāya namaḥ astu,” presented as a śānti remedy for adbhuta (omens), udvega (alarm), and duḥsvapna (bad dreams).