Shloka 7

Matsya Purana — The Observance of Ananta-Tritiya

Devanagari script

प्रतिपक्षं तृतीयासु पुमानापीतवाससी धारयेदथ रक्तानि नारी चेदथ संयता //

Transliteration

pratipakṣaṃ tṛtīyāsu pumānāpītavāsasī dhārayedatha raktāni nārī cedatha saṃyatā //

Translation

On the third day of each fortnight, a man should wear garments that are not yellow; and if a woman is in her monthly course (menstrual flow), then she should remain restrained and self-controlled, observing the prescribed discipline.

Word by Word

• pratipakṣam: in each fortnight / every half-month

• tṛtīyāsu: on the third (day) (tithi/day counted as third)

• pumān: a man

• apīta-vāsasī: with non-yellow garments / not wearing yellow clothes

• dhārayet: should wear / should put on

• atha: then / and

• raktāni: blood / the (menstrual) flow

• nārī: woman

• cet: if

• atha: then

• saṃyatā: restrained, disciplined, self-controlled

Speaker

• Sūta (narrating the ritual rule as taught within the Matsya Purana’s vrata/dharma instructions)

Tags

• Dharma
• Vrata
• Śauca
• Ritual Conduct
• Tithi Observance

FAQs

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

Nothing directly—this verse is a conduct-and-observance rule (vrata/śauca), not a cosmology or pralaya passage.

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

It reflects household and social-dharma discipline: observing tithi-based restraints (such as avoiding certain colors) and maintaining regulated conduct during menstruation, emphasizing self-control and ritual propriety.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Ritual significance: it prescribes observance markers—clothing-color restriction on the third day of a fortnight and restraint during menstruation—typical of vrata and śauca-oriented ritual regulation.