Shloka 7

Matsya Purana — Skanda’s Consecration

Devanagari script

गन्धमाल्यैः शुभैर्धूपैस् तथा क्रीडनकैरपि छत्रैश्चामरजालैश्च भूषणैश्च विलेपनैः //

Transliteration

gandhamālyaiḥ śubhairdhūpais tathā krīḍanakairapi chatraiścāmarajālaiśca bhūṣaṇaiśca vilepanaiḥ //

Translation

With perfumes and garlands, with auspicious incense, and also with playthings; with parasols and clusters of chowries, with ornaments, and with unguents—(one should honor the deity/recipient with such offerings).

Word by Word

• गन्ध (gandha): perfumes, fragrant substances

• माल्यैः (mālyaiḥ): with garlands/wreaths

• शुभैः (śubhaiḥ): auspicious, sacred

• धूपैः (dhūpaiḥ): with incense/fumigation offerings

• तथा (tathā): and likewise

• क्रीडनकैः (krīḍanakaiḥ): with toys, playthings, amusements

• अपि (api): also

• छत्रैः (chatraiḥ): with parasols/umbrellas (royal honor)

• चामरजालैः (cāmarajālaiḥ): with groups/arrays of chowries (yak-tail fans)

• भूषणैः (bhūṣaṇaiḥ): with ornaments, adornments

• च (ca): and

• विलेपनैः (vilepanaiḥ): with unguents, fragrant pastes, cosmetic anointing

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (Vishnu) addressing Vaivasvata Manu (contextual attribution typical of the Matsya Purana’s instructional passages)

Entities Mentioned

• Lord Matsya
• Vaivasvata Manu

Tags

• Puja
• Upachara
• Dana
• Ritual offerings
• Royal honors

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss pralaya; it focuses on the proper honorific offerings (upacāras) used in worship or ceremonial giving.

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

It reflects dharmic etiquette: a householder or king should honor the deity, worthy guests, or recipients through fragrant offerings, incense, and symbols of respect like parasols and chowries—items associated with hospitality and royal reverence.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Ritually, it enumerates standard upacāras used in pūjā and formal honors (chatra, cāmara, ornaments, unguents), indicating the ceremonial “service-items” that accompany devotion and consecrated gifting.