Shloka 60

Matsya Purana — Solar Dynasty Prelude: Vivasvān–Saṃjñā–Chāyā

Devanagari script

इयं सायन्तनी वेला विहारस्येह वर्तते कृत्वोपलेपनं पुष्पैर् अलंकुरु गृहं मम //

Transliteration

iyaṃ sāyantanī velā vihārasyeha vartate kṛtvopalepanaṃ puṣpair alaṃkuru gṛhaṃ mama //

Translation

“This is the evening hour appointed here for rest and recreation. Having smeared and purified the place, adorn my house with flowers.”

Word by Word

• iyam: this

• sāyantanī: evening (pertaining to dusk)

• velā: time/appointed hour

• vihārasya: for recreation/rest

• iha: here

• vartate: is/prevails/has arrived

• kṛtvā: having done

• upalepanam: smearing/plastering (as a purificatory preparation)

• puṣpaiḥ: with flowers

• alaṃkuru: adorn/decorate (imperative)

• gṛham: house/dwelling

• mama: my

Speaker

• Likely a senior authority/householder figure issuing instructions (contextually within the Matsya Purana’s domestic-ritual/architectural stream; exact interlocutor not explicit from the single verse)

Tags

• Vastu Shastra
• Griha Shanti
• Ritual Purification
• Evening Rites
• Householder Dharma

FAQs

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

Nothing directly: the verse is practical and domestic, focusing on auspicious timing (evening) and preparatory purification rather than cosmology or Pralaya.

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

It reflects householder discipline: keeping the dwelling ritually clean (upalepana) and auspiciously adorned (flowers), and observing proper times (velā) for rest and orderly household conduct.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Upalepana (smearing/plastering) is a standard Vastu-linked purification step before auspicious activities; decorating with flowers is a mangala practice that sacralizes the home environment.