Shloka 11

Matsya Purana — The Madana-Dvādaśī Vow and the Birth of the Maruts

Devanagari script

नानाफलयुतं तद्वद् इक्षुदण्डसमन्वितम् सितवस्त्रयुगच्छन्नं सितचन्दनचर्चितम् //

Transliteration

nānāphalayutaṃ tadvad ikṣudaṇḍasamanvitam sitavastrayugacchannaṃ sitacandanacarcitam //

Translation

Likewise, it should be furnished with various fruits and accompanied by sugarcane stalks, covered with a pair of white cloths, and anointed with white sandal paste.

Word by Word

• nānā-phala-yutam: endowed with many kinds of fruits

• tadvat: likewise/in the same manner

• ikṣu-daṇḍa-samanvitam: accompanied by sugarcane stalks

• sita-vastra-yuga-channam: covered with a pair of white garments

• sita-candana-carcitam: smeared/anointed with white sandalwood paste

Speaker

• Suta (narratorial voice conveying the prescribed procedure within the Matsya Purana)

Entities Mentioned

• Fruits (phala)
• Sugarcane (ikṣu)
• White cloth (sita-vastra)
• White sandalwood (sita-candana)

Tags

• Puja
• Ritual offerings
• Upachara
• Dana
• Purana injunctions

FAQs

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

This verse is not about Pralaya; it prescribes auspicious ritual materials (fruits, sugarcane, white cloth, white sandal) used in worship or consecratory preparation.

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

It supports the householder/kingly duty of maintaining dharmic worship and generosity by preparing pure, sattvic offerings—clean white cloth and sandal paste symbolizing purity and reverence.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Ritually, it specifies standard upacāras (offerings/adornments): phala, ikṣu, vastra, and gandha (sandal). Such prescriptions guide correct temple/altar presentation and auspicious consecration decor.