Shloka 8

Matsya Purana — The Ravi-Śayana

Devanagari script

तथानुराधासु नमो ऽभिपूज्यम् ऊरुद्वयं चैव सहस्रभानोः ज्येष्ठास्वनङ्गाय नमो ऽस्तु गुह्यम् इन्द्राय सोमाय कटी च मूले //

Transliteration

tathānurādhāsu namo 'bhipūjyam ūrudvayaṃ caiva sahasrabhānoḥ jyeṣṭhāsvanaṅgāya namo 'stu guhyam indrāya somāya kaṭī ca mūle //

Translation

Likewise, in Anurādhā, salutations to the One worthy of worship—Sahasrabhānu, the thousand-rayed Sun—and may both thighs be placed under his protection. In Jyeṣṭhā, salutations to Anaṅga; may the secret organ be entrusted to Indra and Soma, and may the hips and the root region be safeguarded by these deities.

Word by Word

• tathā: likewise/so

• anurādhāsu: in (the) Anurādhā nakṣatras

• namaḥ: salutation

• abhipūjyam: worthy of reverent worship

• ūru-dvayam: the pair of thighs

• ca eva: and indeed

• sahasrabhānoḥ: of Sahasrabhānu (thousand-rayed, i.e., the Sun)

• jyeṣṭhāsu: in (the) Jyeṣṭhā nakṣatra

• anaṅgāya: to Anaṅga (the bodiless one, Kāma)

• namaḥ astu: let there be salutation

• guhyam: the secret organ/genital region

• indrāya: to Indra

• somāya: to Soma

• kaṭī: the hips/waist

• ca: and

• mūle: at the root/base (root-region).

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (teaching Vaivasvata Manu in a ritual-mantric sequence)

Entities Mentioned

• Anurādhā (Nakshatra)
• Jyeṣṭhā (Nakshatra)
• Sahasrabhānu (Sun)
• Anaṅga (Kāma)
• Indra
• Soma

Tags

• Nakshatra
• Nyasa
• Ritual
• Devata
• Mantra

FAQs

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

This verse is not about Pralaya; it belongs to a ritual mapping of nakṣatras and deities onto body-parts (nyāsa), emphasizing protection and sanctification rather than cosmological dissolution.

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

It supports the householder’s (and ruler’s) duty to maintain ritual purity and perform protective rites—placing one’s body and life under divine guardianship before undertaking vows, worship, or major responsibilities.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Ritually, it exemplifies nyāsa: assigning deities to specific limbs/regions (thighs, hips, root/secret region) as a preparatory consecration—often performed before pūjā, temple rituals, or other formal rites.