Matsya Purana — Śrāddha Procedure: Types, Shloka 26

Devanagari script

उदपात्रं च कांस्यं च मेक्षणं च समित्कुशान् तिलाः पात्राणि सद्वासो गन्धधूपानुलेपनम् //

Transliteration

udapātraṃ ca kāṃsyaṃ ca mekṣaṇaṃ ca samitkuśān tilāḥ pātrāṇi sadvāso gandhadhūpānulepanam //

Translation

Il faut pourvoir : un vase d’eau d’offrande, un ustensile de kāṃsya (bronze), une louche pour les libations, des baguettes de combustible et de l’herbe kuśa, des graines de sésame, des récipients, de bons vêtements, ainsi que des parfums, de l’encens et des onguents pour l’onction — le tout comme dons rituels prescrits.

Word by Word

• उदपात्रम् (udapātram): water-vessel

• च (ca): and

• कांस्यं (kāṃsyaṃ): bronze/metal vessel (kāṃsya)

• च (ca): and

• मेक्षणम् (mekṣaṇam): ladle/sprinkling spoon for offerings

• च (ca): and

• समित्-कुशान् (samit-kuśān): fuel-sticks and kuśa grass

• तिलाः (tilāḥ): sesame seeds

• पात्राणि (pātrāṇi): vessels/containers

• सद्वासः (sad-vāsaḥ): good/clean garments

• गन्ध (gandha): perfume/fragrance

• धूप (dhūpa): incense

• अनुलेपनम् (anulepanam): unguent/anointing paste

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (in instruction to Vaivasvata Manu)

Tags

• Dāna
• Ritual items
• Gṛhastha-dharma
• Pūjā-sāmagrī
• Matsya Purana Dharma

FAQs

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

This verse does not address Pralaya; it is a practical dharma-list enumerating ritual/dāna articles used in worship and Vedic rites.

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

It supports gṛhastha and royal dharma by prescribing appropriate items for gifting and ritual support—ensuring purity, hospitality to priests, and proper performance of sacrifices and pūjā.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Ritually, it lists core pūjā/sacrifice materials—water-vessel, metal utensils, ladle, samit and kuśa, sesame, garments, fragrance, incense, and anointing paste—standard requisites for consecrated offerings and sanctified rites.