Shloka 18

Matsya Purana — The Ārdrānandakarī Tṛtīyā Vrata: Ritual Procedure

Devanagari script

तिलोदकं च संप्राश्य स्वपेन्मार्गशिरादिषु मासेषु पक्षद्वितयं प्राशनं समुदाहृतम् //

Transliteration

tilodakaṃ ca saṃprāśya svapenmārgaśirādiṣu māseṣu pakṣadvitayaṃ prāśanaṃ samudāhṛtam //

Translation

Having duly sipped sesame-water (tilodaka), one should observe the prescribed regimen in the months beginning with Mārgaśīrṣa; this intake (prāśana) is declared to be performed for two fortnights.

Word by Word

• तिलोदकं (tilodakam): water mixed with sesame (ritually sanctified sesame-water)

• च (ca): and

• संप्राश्य (saṃprāśya): having sipped/partaken ritually

• स्वपेत् (svapet): should observe/undertake (the intended practice

• मार्गशिरादिषु (mārgaśirādiṣu): in (the months) beginning with Mārgaśīrṣa

• मासेषु (māseṣu): in the months

• पक्षद्वितयं (pakṣa-dvitayam): two fortnights (a full month or two half-month periods)

• प्राशनं (prāśanam): ritual sipping/intake

• समुदाहृतम् (samudāhṛtam): is declared/authoritatively stated.

Speaker

• Sūta (narrating the Matsya Purana’s vrata/ritual injunctions, within the Manu–Matsya instructional frame)

Entities Mentioned

• Mārgaśīrṣa
• Tila (sesame)

Tags

• Vrata
• Ritual
• Tila
• Prāśana
• Dharma

FAQs

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

This verse is not about pralaya; it prescribes a vrata-style purification practice involving tilodaka and a two-fortnight observance tied to specific months.

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

It supports dharmic discipline: a householder (and by extension a king who models public dharma) follows timed vows and purificatory intakes, especially in auspicious months, to maintain ritual purity and merit.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The significance is ritual, not architectural: it specifies prāśana (ritual sipping/consumption) of tilodaka and the duration—two fortnights—during months beginning with Mārgaśīrṣa.