Shloka 10

Matsya Purana — The Ravi-Śayana

Devanagari script

चक्षुःस्थलं ध्वान्तविनाशनाय जलाधिपर्क्षे परिपूजनीयम् पूर्वोत्तराभाद्रपदाद्वये च बाहू नमश्चण्डकराय पूज्यौ //

Transliteration

cakṣuḥsthalaṃ dhvāntavināśanāya jalādhiparkṣe paripūjanīyam pūrvottarābhādrapadādvaye ca bāhū namaścaṇḍakarāya pūjyau //

Translation

The region of the eyes should be duly worshipped for the destruction of darkness, and it is to be especially revered when the Moon is in the asterism Jalādhipa. And in the paired nakṣatras Pūrvabhādrapadā and Uttarabhādrapadā, the two arms also are to be worshipped with reverence for Caṇḍakara, the Sun.

Word by Word

• cakṣuḥ-sthalam: the eye-region/seat of the eyes

• dhvānta-vināśanāya: for the destruction of darkness (ignorance/night)

• jalādhipa-r̥kṣe: when (the Moon is) in the nakṣatra called Jalādhipa

• paripūjanīyam: to be worshipped thoroughly/duly

• pūrva-uttara-ābhādrapada-advaye: on the pair (advaya) of Pūrvabhādrapadā and Uttarabhādrapadā (nakṣatras/days)

• ca: and

• bāhū: the two arms

• namaḥ: with homage/reverence

• caṇḍakarāya: to Caṇḍakara (‘the fierce-rayed one’, i.e., Sūrya)

• pūjyau: are to be worshipped (dual).

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (teaching Vaivasvata Manu)

Entities Mentioned

• Caṇḍakara (Sūrya)
• Nakṣatras: Jalādhipa, Pūrvabhādrapadā, Uttarabhādrapadā

Tags

• Iconography
• Ritual
• Nakshatra
• Sun-worship
• Pratima-Lakshana

FAQs

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

It does not discuss Pralaya directly; instead, it frames darkness as something to be dispelled through worship—especially via the eye-region associated with light, fitting Sūrya’s role as the remover of darkness.

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

It supports the householder/kingly duty of maintaining daily and calendrical rites (nitya/naimittika karma): observing auspicious nakṣatras and performing limb-focused worship of Sūrya for clarity, prosperity, and right governance.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Ritually, it specifies nakṣatra-timed worship and a limb-by-limb (aṅga) veneration pattern—worshipping the eyes to remove darkness and worshipping the arms on Pūrvabhādrapadā–Uttarabhādrapadā—typical of Pratimā-lakṣaṇa and temple-pūjā procedure.