Shloka 18

Matsya Purana — The Observance of Viśoka-Dvādaśī: A Lakṣmī–Viṣṇu Vow for Sorrow-Removal and P...

Devanagari script

ततः शुक्लाम्बरैः शूर्पं वेष्ट्य सम्पूजयेत्फलैः वस्त्रैर्नानाविधैस्तद्वत् सुवर्णकमलेन च //

Transliteration

tataḥ śuklāmbaraiḥ śūrpaṃ veṣṭya sampūjayetphalaiḥ vastrairnānāvidhaistadvat suvarṇakamalena ca //

Translation

Then, having wrapped the śūrpa (winnowing-fan) in white cloth, one should worship it well with fruits; likewise, one should honor it with various kinds of garments, and also with a golden lotus.

Word by Word

• ततः (tataḥ): then, thereafter

• शुक्ल-अम्बरैः (śukla-ambaraiḥ): with white garments/white cloths

• शूर्पम् (śūrpam): a winnowing fan (ritual implement)

• वेष्ट्य (veṣṭya): having wrapped/covering

• सम्पूजयेत् (sampūjayet): one should worship fully/honor with offerings

• फलैः (phalaiḥ): with fruits

• वस्त्रैः (vastraiḥ): with garments/cloth offerings

• नाना-विधैः (nānā-vidhaiḥ): of many kinds/various

• तद्वत् (tadvat): likewise/in the same manner

• सुवर्ण-कमलेन (suvarṇa-kamalena): with a golden lotus

• च (ca): and/also

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (in instruction to Vaivasvata Manu)

Entities Mentioned

• Śūrpa (winnowing fan)
• Suvarṇa-kamala (golden lotus)

Tags

• Puja
• Vrata
• RitualItems
• Upachara
• Iconography

FAQs

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

This verse is not about pralaya; it gives a practical worship instruction, emphasizing purity and auspicious materials (white cloth, fruits, golden lotus) in ritual procedure.

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

It reflects the householder’s (and by extension a king’s) duty to perform orderly, rule-based worship using prescribed upacāras—maintaining ritual cleanliness, generosity in offerings, and reverence for sacred implements.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Ritually, it prescribes upacāras for honoring a specific implement (śūrpa) by wrapping it in white cloth and offering fruits, garments, and a golden lotus—highlighting auspicious color (white) and high-value symbolic offerings (gold lotus).