Shloka 37

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

Devanagari script

कर्तुर्जन्मदिनर्क्षं च त्यक्त्वा सम्पूजयेत्सदा शान्त्यर्थं शुक्लसप्तम्याम् एतत्कुर्वन्न सीदति //

Transliteration

karturjanmadinarkṣaṃ ca tyaktvā sampūjayetsadā śāntyarthaṃ śuklasaptamyām etatkurvanna sīdati //

Translation

Setting aside (ordinary) attention to the patron’s birthday and birth-star (nakṣatra), one should always perform full worship for the sake of pacification on the bright fortnight’s seventh lunar day (Śukla-saptamī). One who performs this does not fall into distress.

Word by Word

• कर्तुः (kartuḥ): of the doer/patron (the performer of the rite)

• जन्मदिन (janmadina): birthday

• नक्षत्रम् (nakṣatram): birth-star/asterism

• च (ca): and

• त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā): having set aside/omitted

• सम्पूजयेत् (sampūjayet): should worship fully/perform complete pūjā

• सदा (sadā): always

• शान्त्यर्थम् (śāntyartham): for the purpose of pacification/appeasement (śānti)

• शुक्लसप्तम्याम् (śukla-saptamyām): on the seventh tithi of the bright fortnight

• एतत् (etat): this (practice)

• कुर्वन् (kurvan): doing/performing

• न (na): not

• सीदति (sīdati): sinks, suffers, falls into misery

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (Vishnu) instructing Vaivasvata Manu (context: vrata/śānti observance)

Entities Mentioned

• Śukla-saptamī
• Nakṣatra
• Śānti
• Pūjā

Tags

• Vrata
• Śānti
• Tithi
• Pūjā-vidhi
• Matsya Purana Dharma

FAQs

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

This verse is not about pralaya; it teaches a śānti-oriented vrata: worship on Śukla-saptamī to avert distress and misfortune.

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

It frames dharmic timekeeping for patrons (kartuḥ): rather than centering rites only on personal birthday/birth-star, one should follow prescribed tithi-based observances (Śukla-saptamī) for public and personal well-being (śānti).

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The ritual significance is calendrical: it prioritizes Śukla-saptamī as an auspicious tithi for complete pūjā aimed at pacification (śānti), indicating that correct timing is a key component of effective ritual practice.