Shloka 5

Matsya Purana — Skanda’s Consecration

Devanagari script

चैत्रस्यैव सिते पक्षे पञ्चम्यां पाकशासनः बालकाभ्यां चकारैकं मत्वा चामरभूतये //

Transliteration

caitrasyaiva site pakṣe pañcamyāṃ pākaśāsanaḥ bālakābhyāṃ cakāraikaṃ matvā cāmarabhūtaye //

Translation

In the bright fortnight of Caitra, on the fifth lunar day, Pākaśāsana (Indra) performed a single rite with two young boys, considering it a means to attain the state of immortality among the gods.

Word by Word

• चैत्रस्य (caitrasya): of (the month) Caitra

• एव (eva): indeed

• सिते पक्षे (site pakṣe): in the bright fortnight

• पञ्चम्याम् (pañcamyām): on the fifth (tithi)

• पाकशासनः (pākaśāsanaḥ): Pākaśāsana, Indra

• बालकाभ्याम् (bālakābhyām): with two boys/young lads

• चकार (cakāra): performed/did

• एकम् (ekam): one (rite/act)

• मत्वा (matvā): considering (it as)

• च (ca): and

• अमरभूतये (amarabhūtaye): for becoming immortal / for attaining the status of the Immortals (the gods).

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (teaching Vaivasvata Manu) — likely narrative voice continuing a vrata description

Entities Mentioned

• Pākaśāsana (Indra)
• Caitra
• Pañcamī (5th lunar day)

Tags

• Vrata
• Tithi
• Caitra
• Ritual procedure
• Deva-loka

FAQs

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

This verse is not about Pralaya; it is a tithi-based ritual note describing a Caitra-śukla Pañcamī observance and its merit (attaining divine/immortal status).

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

It reflects the Purāṇic ideal that householders and rulers gain religious merit through properly timed vratas and rites; performing prescribed observances on specific tithis is presented as a dharmic path to prosperity and higher states.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The significance is ritual (not architectural): it specifies the timing (Caitra bright fortnight, Pañcamī) and indicates a focused single rite performed with two boys, promising the fruit of amaratva (divine immortality/status).