Shloka 9

Matsya Purana — The Observance of Ananta-Tritiya

Devanagari script

पूजयेच्छुक्लपुष्पैश्च फलैर्नानाविधैरपि धान्यकाजाजिलवणैर् गुडक्षीरघृतान्वितैः //

Transliteration

pūjayecchuklapuṣpaiśca phalairnānāvidhairapi dhānyakājājilavaṇair guḍakṣīraghṛtānvitaiḥ //

Translation

One should perform worship with white flowers and with many kinds of fruits as well—along with coriander seed, cumin, salt, and offerings accompanied by jaggery, milk, and ghee.

Word by Word

• pūjayet: one should worship

• śukla-puṣpaiḥ: with white flowers

• ca: and

• phalaiḥ: with fruits

• nānā-vidhaiḥ: of many kinds/varieties

• api: also

• dhānyaka: coriander seed

• ajāji: cumin

• lavaṇaiḥ: with salt

• guḍa: jaggery

• kṣīra: milk

• ghṛta: ghee/clarified butter

• anvitaiḥ: endowed with/combined with

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (instructing Vaivasvata Manu on ritual procedure)

Tags

• Puja
• Naivedya
• Vrata
• Ritual offerings
• Matsya Purana worship rules

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss pralaya; it focuses on practical worship procedure—specifying auspicious offerings used in puja.

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

It frames a householder’s (and by extension a ruler’s) dharma as maintaining proper daily/occasional worship through pure, sattvic offerings—flowers, fruits, and sanctified food items like milk and ghee.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Ritually, it lists standard naivedya and upacāra materials; the emphasis on white flowers and dairy-based offerings aligns with sattva-oriented temple/house worship protocols rather than architectural measurements.