Matsya Purana — The Pushkara Manifestation, Shloka 44

Devanagari script

हविष्यं च वितानं च विधानशमितावपि वत्सरं चैव भूतिं च सर्वासुरनिषूदनम् //

Transliteration

haviṣyaṃ ca vitānaṃ ca vidhānaśamitāvapi vatsaraṃ caiva bhūtiṃ ca sarvāsuraniṣūdanam //

Translation

હવિષ્ય (આહુતિ-અન્ન) અને વિતાન (યજ્ઞ-વિસ્તાર/છત્ર) અર્પણ કરવું; વિધાન મુજબ થતું શમન પણ તેમાં સમાવિષ્ટ છે. તેથી વર્ષફળ, સમૃદ્ધિ અને સર્વ અસુરોનો નાશ કરનાર શક્તિ પ્રાપ્ત થાય છે.

Word by Word

• हविष्यम्: haviṣya, food offered in sacrifice

• च: and

• वितानम्: vitāna, ritual canopy/extension of the sacrificial arrangement

• च: and

• विधान-शमिता: pacification/appeasement effected by prescribed rules (ritual procedure)

• अपि: also/even

• वत्सरम्: a year (as a measure of merit/time)

• च एव: and indeed

• भूतिम्: prosperity, well-being, auspicious increase

• च: and

• सर्व-असुर-निषूदनम्: the slaying/overpowering of all asuras (demonic forces), i.e., complete removal of hostile influences

Speaker

• Sūta (narrating the Matsya Purana’s teaching in a didactic section on ritual observances)

Entities Mentioned

• Asuras

Tags

• Homa
• Dana
• Vrata
• RitualProcedure
• Protection

FAQs

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

This verse is not about pralaya; it focuses on ritual offerings and the protective, prosperity-bestowing results of correctly performed sacrificial procedure.

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

It supports the householder/kingly duty of maintaining dharma through properly regulated yajña and offerings—seeking social stability, prosperity (bhūti), and the removal of harmful forces through vidhāna (correct ritual method).

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Ritually, it highlights haviṣya-offering and vitāna (the expanded ritual arrangement/canopy) and stresses that correct vidhāna (procedure) itself produces śānti (pacification) and protective efficacy.