Shloka 24

Matsya Purana — The Maheshvara Vow: Śiva-Caturdaśī Vrata

Devanagari script

मन्दारमालतीभिश्च तथा धत्तूरकैरपि सिन्दुवारैरशोकैश्च मल्लिकाभिश्च पाटलैः //

Transliteration

mandāramālatībhiśca tathā dhattūrakairapi sinduvārairaśokaiśca mallikābhiśca pāṭalaiḥ //

Translation

Also with mandāra and mālatī, and likewise with dhattūra; with sinduvāra and aśoka, and with mallikā and pāṭala—(the sacred precinct should be adorned and supplied) with such flowers and trees.

Word by Word

• मन्दार (mandāra): coral tree / heavenly mandāra flower

• मालती (mālatī): jasmine creeper

• च (ca): and

• तथा (tathā): likewise

• धत्तूरक (dhattūraka): dhattūra / thorn-apple plant

• अपि (api): also

• सिन्दुवार (sinduvāra): five-leaved chaste tree (Vitex)

• अशोक (aśoka): aśoka tree

• मल्लिका (mallikā): jasmine

• पाटल (pāṭala): trumpet-flower tree (Bignonia/Stereospermum) / pāṭalā

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (Vishnu) instructing Vaivasvata Manu (contextual attribution for this Vastu/ritual listing section)

Tags

• Vastu Shastra
• Temple garden
• Ritual flowers
• Pratishtha
• Sacred plants

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss pralaya; it focuses on auspicious flora used to beautify and ritually support sacred spaces and worship.

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

It supports the dharma of maintaining temples and public sacred spaces—kings and householders are encouraged to plant and provide auspicious trees/flowers for regular worship and communal merit.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

It gives a Vastu/ritual planting and offering list—mandāra, jasmine varieties, aśoka, pāṭala, etc.—implying these are recommended species for temple environs and for supplying flowers used in pūjā.