Shloka 44

Matsya Purana — The Pushkara Manifestation

Devanagari script

हविष्यं च वितानं च विधानशमितावपि वत्सरं चैव भूतिं च सर्वासुरनिषूदनम् //

Transliteration

haviṣyaṃ ca vitānaṃ ca vidhānaśamitāvapi vatsaraṃ caiva bhūtiṃ ca sarvāsuraniṣūdanam //

Translation

One should also offer haviṣya (oblatory food), and the vitāna (ritual canopy/expanded rite); even the pacification brought about by proper procedure (vidhāna) is included. (Such worship yields) a full year (of merit), prosperity, and the power that destroys all demonic forces.

Word by Word

हविष्यम्haviṣya, food offered in sacrifice

चand

वितानम्vitāna, ritual canopy/extension of the sacrificial arrangement

चand

विधान-शमिताpacification/appeasement effected by prescribed rules (ritual procedure)

अपिalso/even

वत्सरम्a year (as a measure of merit/time)

च एवand indeed

भूतिम्prosperity, well-being, auspicious increase

चand

सर्व-असुर-निषूदनम्the slaying/overpowering of all asuras (demonic forces), i.e., complete removal of hostile influences

Speaker

Sūta (narrating the Matsya Purana’s teaching in a didactic section on ritual observances)

Entities Mentioned

Asuras

FAQs

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

This verse is not about pralaya; it focuses on ritual offerings and the protective, prosperity-bestowing results of correctly performed sacrificial procedure.

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

It supports the householder/kingly duty of maintaining dharma through properly regulated yajña and offerings—seeking social stability, prosperity (bhūti), and the removal of harmful forces through vidhāna (correct ritual method).

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Ritually, it highlights haviṣya-offering and vitāna (the expanded ritual arrangement/canopy) and stresses that correct vidhāna (procedure) itself produces śānti (pacification) and protective efficacy.