Shloka 35

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

Devanagari script

क्षीरमाश्वयुजे मासि कार्त्तिके पृषदाज्यकम् मार्गे मासे तु गोमूत्रं पौषे संप्राशयेद्घृतम् //

Transliteration

kṣīramāśvayuje māsi kārttike pṛṣadājyakam mārge māse tu gomūtraṃ pauṣe saṃprāśayedghṛtam //

Translation

In the month of Āśvayuja one should take milk; in Kārttika, pṛṣadājya (a preparation of curd and ghee); in Mārgaśīrṣa, cow’s urine; and in Pauṣa one should partake of clarified butter (ghee, ghṛta).

Word by Word

• क्षीरम् (kṣīram): milk

• आश्वयुजे मासि (āśvayuje māsi): in the month of Āśvayuja (Āśvina)

• कार्त्तिके (kārttike): in Kārttika

• पृषदाज्यकम् (pṛṣadājyakam): pṛṣadājya, a curd-and-ghee based preparation/food

• मार्गे मासे (mārge māse): in the month of Mārga (Mārgaśīrṣa)

• तु (tu): and/indeed

• गोमूत्रम् (gomūtram): cow’s urine

• पौषे (pauṣe): in Pauṣa

• संप्राशयेत् (saṃprāśayet): should eat/partake/ingest as a regulated intake

• घृतम् (ghṛtam): clarified butter (ghee)

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (in instruction to Vaivasvata Manu, in the didactic flow of vrata/niyama rules)

Entities Mentioned

• Lord Matsya
• Vaivasvata Manu

Tags

• Vrata
• Niyama
• Dharma
• Ritual diet
• Householder rules

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss Pralaya; it prescribes month-wise regulated intakes (niyamas) as part of vrata/dharma practice.

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

It functions as a dharmic regimen: a householder (and by extension a king as a model of dharma) follows month-specific dietary observances to cultivate discipline, purity, and ritual readiness.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The significance is ritual (vrata/śauca): milk, ghee, and gomūtra are treated as purifying/regulated substances in observance cycles; no Vāstu or temple-construction rule is stated in this verse.