Shloka 14

Matsya Purana — Saubhagya-Śayana Vow: Lalitā/Gaurī–Śiva Worship

Devanagari script

*मत्स्य उवाच वसन्तमासमासाद्य तृतीयायां जनप्रिय शुक्लपक्षस्य पूर्वाह्णे तिलैः स्नानं समाचरेत् //

Transliteration

*matsya uvāca vasantamāsamāsādya tṛtīyāyāṃ janapriya śuklapakṣasya pūrvāhṇe tilaiḥ snānaṃ samācaret //

Translation

Matsya said: “O beloved one, when the spring month arrives, on the third lunar day (tṛtīyā) of the bright fortnight, in the forenoon one should duly perform a bath using sesame (tilā).”

Word by Word

• मत्स्य उवाच: Matsya said

• वसन्तमासम्: the spring month

• आसाद्य: having arrived/when it comes

• तृतीयायाम्: on the third lunar day (tithi)

• जनप्रिय: O beloved of the people/dear one

• शुक्लपक्षस्य: of the bright fortnight

• पूर्वाह्णे: in the forenoon

• तिलैः: with sesame seeds (sesame-water)

• स्नानम्: bathing/ritual bath

• समाचरेत्: should properly perform/observe.

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (Vishnu)

Entities Mentioned

• Matsya
• Vasanta (spring season)
• Shukla Paksha
• Tritiya (tithi)
• Tila (sesame)

Tags

• Vrata
• Snana
• RitualTiming
• Dharma
• SesameRite

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss pralaya; it gives a practical dharma instruction about timing a purificatory bath during the spring month on a specific bright-fortnight tithi.

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

It frames a householder-style observance: following calendrical discipline (tithi, paksha, time of day) and performing purificatory rites (snāna) as part of daily/seasonal dharma; a king would also model and patronize such public religious discipline.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The ritual significance is “tila-snana”—a sesame-assisted bath performed in the forenoon on Shukla Tritiya in Vasanta, indicating precise ritual timing and the use of sesame as a purifier in Puranic practice.