Shloka 13
Matsya Purana — The Rite of the Jaggery-Cow
विष्णोर्वक्षसि या लक्ष्मीः स्वाहा या च विभावसोः चन्द्रार्कशक्रशक्तिर्या धेनुरूपास्तु सा श्रिये //
viṣṇorvakṣasi yā lakṣmīḥ svāhā yā ca vibhāvasoḥ candrārkaśakraśaktiryā dhenurūpāstu sā śriye //
May that Śrī—who is Lakṣmī upon Viṣṇu’s chest, who is Svāhā in the Fire-god, and who is the power of the Moon, the Sun, and Indra—manifest for prosperity in the form of the wish-fulfilling cow.
FAQs
It does not describe pralaya directly; instead it presents Śrī as a cosmic principle present in major deities and luminaries, implying continuity of auspicious power that sustains order across cosmic cycles.
By invoking Śrī as prosperity and sovereign power (śakti of Indra, Sun, and Moon), it supports the Purāṇic ideal that rulers and householders should uphold yajña, charity, and protection of cows—seen here through Śrī’s ‘dhenu-form’ symbolism of nourishment and abundance.
Ritually, it links prosperity to Svāhā (the offering-formula) and Agni, highlighting that correct oblations and fire-rites are a means to invoke Śrī; there is no direct Vāstu/temple-rule instruction in this specific verse.