Shloka 29

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

Devanagari script

एवं निवेद्य तत्सर्वम् अग्रतः शिवयोः पुनः रात्रौ शृङ्गोदकं प्राश्य तद्वद्भूमावरिंदम //

Transliteration

evaṃ nivedya tatsarvam agrataḥ śivayoḥ punaḥ rātrau śṛṅgodakaṃ prāśya tadvadbhūmāvariṃdama //

Translation

Having thus offered all of that again in the presence of Śiva and the Goddess, at night one should sip the sanctified śṛṅgodaka (water kept/poured in a horn-vessel), and in the same manner perform the rite upon the ground—O subduer of enemies.

Word by Word

• evaṃ: thus

• nivedya: having offered/presented (as naivedya/oblation)

• tat-sarvam: all that

• agrataḥ: in front/presence of

• śivayoḥ: of the two—Śiva and (his consort) the Goddess

• punaḥ: again/further

• rātrau: at night

• śṛṅga-udakam: horn-water, water kept/poured in a horn (ritual vessel)

• prāśya: having sipped/tasted ritually (ācamana-like)

• tadvad: in the same way/likewise

• bhūmau: on the ground/at the site

• ariṃ-dama: ‘tamer of foes’ (vocative epithet addressing the listener, typically Manu/king).

Speaker

• Sūta (Purāṇic narrator) relaying the prescribed procedure (vrata/ritual instruction) within the Matsya Purana

Entities Mentioned

• Śiva
• Devī (Pārvatī/Śivā)

Tags

• Vrata
• Śaiva ritual
• Naivedya
• Ācamana
• Pūjā procedure

FAQs

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

This verse is not about Pralaya; it is a procedural instruction for worship—offering items before Śiva and the Goddess and ritually sipping sanctified water at night.

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

By addressing the listener as “ariṃdama” (a royal-style epithet), the verse frames the rite as suitable for disciplined householders and rulers: proper offerings, purity acts (like sipping sanctified water), and completing the rite correctly are presented as part of dharmic conduct.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Ritually, it specifies (1) offering in the presence of Śiva–Devī, (2) night-time sipping of śṛṅgodaka (sanctified water kept/poured in a horn-vessel), and (3) performing the same procedure on the ground/site—suggesting a site-rite or consecratory step relevant to pūjā and possibly foundation/site sanctification.