Shloka 10

Matsya Purana — The Sun-Vow

Devanagari script

रक्तपुष्पोदकेनार्घ्यं सतिलारुणचन्दनम् तस्मिन्पद्मे ततो दद्याद् इमं मन्त्रमुदीरयेत् //

Transliteration

raktapuṣpodakenārghyaṃ satilāruṇacandanam tasminpadme tato dadyād imaṃ mantramudīrayet //

Translation

One should offer arghya made with water infused with red flowers, together with sesame and reddish sandal paste. Then, placing it upon that lotus (offering-seat), one should make the offering and recite the following mantra.

Word by Word

• rakta: red

• puṣpa: flower

• udaka: water

• -ena: with/by

• arghyam: arghya (respectful offering water)

• sa-tila: together with sesame seeds

• aruṇa: reddish

• candanam: sandal (paste)

• tasmin: on/in that

• padme: lotus (lotus-seat/lotus-vessel)

• tataḥ: then

• dadyāt: should give/offer

• imam: this

• mantram: mantra

• udīrayet: should utter/recite.

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (in instruction to Vaivasvata Manu, within a ritual-teaching context)

Entities Mentioned

• Lotus (Padma)
• Arghya
• Sesame (Tila)
• Red flowers (Rakta-puṣpa)
• Sandal paste (Candana)

Tags

• Ritual
• Puja
• Arghya
• Mantra
• Upachara

FAQs

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

This verse is not about pralaya; it gives a precise worship procedure (arghya offering with specified ingredients) as part of ritual observance.

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

It frames dharma as disciplined daily/occasional worship: a king or householder should perform offerings correctly—using prescribed substances, proper placement (lotus-seat), and mantra-recitation in sequence.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Ritually, it specifies the arghya composition (red-flower water, sesame, reddish sandal) and the correct offering-base (padma/lotus seat or lotus-vessel), followed immediately by mantra—showing the standard puja order of upacāra + mantra.