Shloka 39

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

Devanagari script

सिन्धुवारं च सर्वेषु मासेषु क्रमशः स्मृतम् जपाकुसुम्भकुसुमं मालती शतपत्त्रिका //

Transliteration

sindhuvāraṃ ca sarveṣu māseṣu kramaśaḥ smṛtam japākusumbhakusumaṃ mālatī śatapattrikā //

Translation

For all the months, in due order, the following are remembered as appropriate offerings: sindhuvāra, the japā flower (hibiscus), the kusumbha blossom (safflower), mālatī jasmine, and the hundred-petalled flower (śatapatrikā).

Word by Word

• सिन्धुवारम् (sindhuvāram): the sindhuvāra plant (Vitex/related sacred shrub)

• च (ca): and

• सर्वेषु (sarveṣu): in all

• मासेषु (māseṣu): months

• क्रमशः (kramaśaḥ): in sequence, month by month

• स्मृतम् (smṛtam): is prescribed/remembered in tradition

• जपा (japā): hibiscus

• कुसुम्भ-कुसुमम् (kusumbha-kusumam): safflower blossom

• मालती (mālatī): jasmine (a fragrant creeper-flower)

• शत-पत्त्रिका (śata-pattrikā): ‘hundred-petalled’ flower (commonly a rose or a many-petalled lotus-type bloom)

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (in instruction to Vaivasvata Manu, within ritual guidance)

Entities Mentioned

• Sindhuvāra
• Japā (hibiscus)
• Kusumbha (safflower)
• Mālatī
• Śatapattrikā

Tags

• Vrata
• Ritual offerings
• Monthly observances
• Flowers
• Puja materials

FAQs

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

Nothing directly: this verse is a ritual prescription listing flowers to be offered month-by-month, not a statement about cosmic creation or pralaya.

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

It supports the householder/kingly duty of sustaining dharma through regular worship and observances—maintaining purity, correct materials, and seasonal order in offerings.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Ritually, it standardizes puja materials (specific flowers) across the ritual calendar; architecturally/vaastu-adjacent, it implies planning for a flower-garden or supply of approved blossoms for temple/home worship.