Shloka 47

Matsya Purana — Soma

Devanagari script

निर्मुच्यमानयोर्मध्ये तयोर्मण्डलयोस्तु वै स तदान्वाहुतेः कालो दर्शस्य च वषट्क्रियाः एतदृतुमुखं ज्ञेयम् अमावास्यां तु पार्वणम् //

Transliteration

nirmucyamānayormadhye tayormaṇḍalayostu vai sa tadānvāhuteḥ kālo darśasya ca vaṣaṭkriyāḥ etadṛtumukhaṃ jñeyam amāvāsyāṃ tu pārvaṇam //

Translation

In the interval when the two luminary discs are, as it were, disengaging from one another, that very time is declared the proper moment for the anvāhuta offering and for the vaṣaṭ-invocations of the Darśa rite. This is to be known as the “opening of the season” (ṛtu-mukha); and the Parva observance is to be performed on Amāvāsyā, the new-moon day.

Word by Word

• निर्मुच्यमानयोः: of the two (discs) being released/separating

• मध्ये: in the middle/interval

• तयोः: of those two

• मण्डलयोः: of the (solar/lunar) discs/orbs

• तु वै: indeed

• स: that

• तदा: then

• अन्वाहुतेः: of the anvāhuta offering (subsidiary oblation)

• कालः: time

• दर्शस्य: of the Darśa (new-moon) rite

• च: and

• वषट्क्रियाः: vaṣaṭ-acts/vaṣaṭ invocations (ritual exclamations accompanying offerings)

• एतत्: this

• ऋतुमुखम्: beginning/opening of the season

• ज्ञेयम्: should be known

• अमावास्याम्: on amāvāsyā (new-moon day)

• तु: indeed

• पार्वणम्: the Parva rite/Parva śrāddha observance.

Speaker

• Sūta (narrating the Matsya Purāṇa’s ritual instruction; framed as traditional teaching)

Entities Mentioned

• Darśa (New-moon rite)
• Amāvāsyā
• Anvāhuta offering
• Vaṣaṭ (ritual exclamation)
• Parva (Parva rite/Śrāddha)

Tags

• Darśa
• Amavasya
• Parva-Shraddha
• Vedic-Ritual
• Tithi-Kala

FAQs

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

This verse is not about Pralaya; it focuses on ritual calendrics—identifying the correct time for Darśa (new-moon) offerings and the Parva observance on Amāvāsyā.

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

It supports dharma through correct performance of household and state-supported rites—timing the Darśa/Amāvāsyā observances properly, which a gṛhastha (and a king as patron of ritual order) is expected to uphold.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Ritual significance: it specifies the auspicious/authorized ritual window for the anvāhuta oblation and vaṣaṭ invocations in the Darśa rite, and states that Parva rites are to be done on Amāvāsyā, marking ṛtu-mukha (seasonal commencement).