Shloka 13

Matsya Purana — The Ravi-Śayana

Devanagari script

मृगोत्तमाङ्गे दशना मुरारेः संपूजनीया हरये नमस्ते नमः सवित्रे रसनां शंकरे च नासाभिपूज्या च पुनर्वसौ च //

Transliteration

mṛgottamāṅge daśanā murāreḥ saṃpūjanīyā haraye namaste namaḥ savitre rasanāṃ śaṃkare ca nāsābhipūjyā ca punarvasau ca //

Translation

Upon the “mṛgottamāṅga” (the excellent deer emblem set upon the head), the teeth of Murāri are to be duly worshipped—obeisance to Hari. The tongue is to be worshipped with salutations to Savitṛ and to Śaṅkara; and the nose also is to be worshipped with salutations to Punarvasu.

Word by Word

• mṛga-uttama-aṅge: on the excellent deer (emblem)/on the chief deer-mark

• daśanāḥ: the teeth

• murāreḥ: of Murāri (Viṣṇu)

• saṃpūjanīyāḥ: are to be thoroughly worshipped

• haraye: to Hari

• namas-te: obeisance to you

• namaḥ: salutation

• savitre: to Savitṛ (solar deity, impeller)

• rasanām: the tongue

• śaṅkare: to Śaṅkara (Śiva)

• ca: and

• nāsā: the nose

• abhipūjyā: to be specially worshipped

• ca: and

• punarvasau: to Punarvasu (a Vedic deity/name also used for a lunar mansion).

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (teaching Vaivasvata Manu)

Entities Mentioned

• Hari
• Murari (Vishnu)
• Savitṛ
• Śaṅkara
• Punarvasu

Tags

• Iconography
• Ritual
• Aṅga-pūjā
• Mantra
• Temple worship

FAQs

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

This verse is not about Pralaya; it belongs to an iconography/ritual sequence, mapping specific mantras and deities to the worship of the Lord’s facial features (teeth, tongue, nose).

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

It supports the householder/royal duty of maintaining correct pūjā—performing ordered aṅga-pūjā with appropriate deity-invocations, a key element of dharma in the Matsya Purana’s ritual guidance.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Ritually, it prescribes aṅga-pūjā/nyāsa-style worship: honoring specific body parts of the deity with linked divine names (Hari/Murāri, Savitṛ, Śaṅkara, Punarvasu), useful for temple liturgy and consecrated image worship.