Shloka 19

Matsya Purana — The Observance of Ananta-Tritiya

Devanagari script

मध्ये यथास्वं मांसाङ्गां मङ्गलां कुमुदां सतीम् रुद्रं च मध्ये संस्थाप्य ललितां कर्णिकोपरि कुसुमैरक्षतैर्वार्भिर् नमस्कारेण विन्यसेत् //

Transliteration

madhye yathāsvaṃ māṃsāṅgāṃ maṅgalāṃ kumudāṃ satīm rudraṃ ca madhye saṃsthāpya lalitāṃ karṇikopari kusumairakṣatairvārbhir namaskāreṇa vinyaset //

Translation

In the center, one should place—each in their proper position—Māṃsāṅgā, Maṅgalā, Kumudā, and the virtuous Satī. Having installed Rudra in the very middle, one should place Lalitā upon the lotus’s pericarp (karṇikā), arranging them with flowers, unbroken grains of rice, and water, accompanied by reverential salutations.

Word by Word

• मध्ये (madhye): in the center

• यथास्वम् (yathāsvaṃ): according to each one’s proper place/order

• मांसाङ्गाम् (māṃsāṅgām): (a named goddess/deity) Māṃsāṅgā

• मङ्गलाम् (maṅgalām): Maṅgalā (auspicious goddess/deity)

• कुमुदाम् (kumudām): Kumudā (lotus/white-lily named goddess/deity)

• सतीम् (satīm): Satī (the virtuous one

• रुद्रम् (rudram): Rudra (Śiva)

• च (ca): and

• मध्ये (madhye): in the middle

• संस्थाप्य (saṃsthāpya): having installed/established

• ललिताम् (lalitām): Lalitā (a named goddess/deity)

• कर्णिकोपरि (karṇikopari): upon the karṇikā, i.e., the lotus-pericarp/central whorl

• कुसुमैः (kusumaiḥ): with flowers

• अक्षतैः (akṣataiḥ): with unbroken rice grains (akṣata)

• वार्भिः (vārbhiḥ): with waters (ritual water)

• नमस्कारेण (namaskāreṇa): with salutations/obeisance

• विन्यसेत् (vinyaset): one should place/arrange (ritually set down).

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (Vishnu) instructing Vaivasvata Manu (likely ritual/installation procedure context)

Entities Mentioned

• Rudra
• Satī
• Lalitā
• Maṅgalā
• Kumudā
• Māṃsāṅgā

Tags

• Vastu Shastra
• Pratima Lakshana
• Mandala
• Puja Vidhi
• Temple ritual

FAQs

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

This verse is not about pralaya; it focuses on ritual arrangement (vinyāsa) of deities in a lotus/mandala, emphasizing correct placement and offerings.

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

It supports the householder/royal duty of maintaining proper worship and temple/household rites—placing deities in prescribed order and honoring them with standard offerings and salutations.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

It gives a mandala/lotus-based installation rule: Rudra is established at the center, Lalitā on the lotus pericarp (karṇikā), and other named deities are placed in their proper positions using flowers, akṣata, and water.