Shloka 36

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

Devanagari script

माघे कृष्णतिलांस्तद्वत् पञ्चगव्यं च फाल्गुने ललिता विजया भद्रा भवानी कुमुदा शिवा //

Transliteration

māghe kṛṣṇatilāṃstadvat pañcagavyaṃ ca phālgune lalitā vijayā bhadrā bhavānī kumudā śivā //

Translation

In the month of Māgha, one should offer or give black sesame in the same manner; and in Phālguna, pañcagavya (the five cow-products) as well. She is to be invoked and praised as Lalitā, Vijayā, Bhadrā, Bhavānī, Kumudā, and Śivā.

Word by Word

• māghe: in (the month of) Māgha

• kṛṣṇa-tilān: black sesame seeds

• tadvat: likewise/in the same way (as previously prescribed)

• pañca-gavyam: pañcagavya (the five cow-products used ritually—milk, curd, ghee, urine, dung)

• ca: and

• phālgune: in (the month of) Phālguna

• lalitā: (the Goddess) Lalitā, the graceful/beautiful one

• vijayā: Vijayā, the victorious one

• bhadrā: Bhadrā, the auspicious one

• bhavānī: Bhavānī, the consort/power of Bhava (Śiva)

• kumudā: Kumudā, lotus-like/joy-giving

• śivā: Śivā, the benevolent auspicious Goddess

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (in instruction to Vaivasvata Manu)

Entities Mentioned

• Lalitā
• Vijayā
• Bhadrā
• Bhavānī
• Kumudā
• Śivā

Tags

• Vrata
• Dāna
• Ritual
• Śakti
• Monthly observances

FAQs

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

This verse is not about pralaya; it belongs to ritual instruction, prescribing monthly offerings (black sesame and pañcagavya) and devotional invocation of the Goddess by specific epithets.

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

It supports gṛhastha/royal dharma through regulated monthly dāna and ritual purity practices—giving prescribed substances (kṛṣṇa-tila, pañcagavya) and honoring the Goddess with correct names as part of disciplined religious life.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Ritually, it highlights two key items: black sesame as a meritorious offering/dāna in Māgha, and pañcagavya in Phālguna as a classic purification/auspicious substance, along with Śakti-invocation through a set of divine names.