Shloka 31

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

Devanagari script

सौभाग्याष्टकसंयुक्तं सुवर्णचरणद्वयम् प्रीयतामत्र ललिता ब्राह्मणाय निवेदयेत् //

Transliteration

saubhāgyāṣṭakasaṃyuktaṃ suvarṇacaraṇadvayam prīyatāmatra lalitā brāhmaṇāya nivedayet //

Translation

One should offer to a Brāhmaṇa a pair of golden feet, together with the “Saubhāgya-aṣṭaka” (the eightfold set of auspicious blessings), praying: “May Lalitā be pleased here.”

Word by Word

• saubhāgya-aṣṭaka-saṃyuktam: accompanied by the Saubhāgya-aṣṭaka (eightfold auspicious set)

• suvarṇa: gold

• caraṇa-dvayam: a pair of feet/foot-symbols

• prīyatām: may (she) be pleased

• atra: here/in this rite

• lalitā: Goddess Lalitā

• brāhmaṇāya: to a Brāhmaṇa

• nivedayet: one should offer/present

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (in instruction to Vaivasvata Manu, in the Matsya Purana’s didactic dialogue style)

Entities Mentioned

• Lalitā
• Brāhmaṇa

Tags

• Dana
• Vrata
• Ritual offering
• Lalitā worship
• Auspiciousness

FAQs

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

This verse does not address pralaya; it focuses on ritual donation (dāna) intended to please the goddess Lalitā and secure auspiciousness.

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

It presents a dharmic household/royal duty: making properly intentioned gifts to qualified Brāhmaṇas as part of vrata and pūjā, aimed at prosperity, social merit, and religious merit.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Ritually, it prescribes a specific votive gift—golden foot-symbols—offered with an auspicious eightfold accompaniment (saubhāgya-aṣṭaka) to please Lalitā, reflecting Purāṇic norms of symbolic offerings and dāna.