Matsya Purana — Rite and Layout for Consecrating Ponds, Shloka 46

Devanagari script

अथर्वणेन संस्नातां पुनर्मामेत्यथेति च आपो हि ष्ठेति मन्त्रेण क्षिप्त्वागत्य च मण्डपम् //

Transliteration

atharvaṇena saṃsnātāṃ punarmāmetyatheti ca āpo hi ṣṭheti mantreṇa kṣiptvāgatya ca maṇḍapam //

Translation

បន្ទាប់ពីងូតទឹកដោយមន្តអថರ್ವវេដៈ ហើយម្តងទៀតនិយាយពាក្យ «ត្រឡប់មកកាន់ខ្ញុំ» គេគួរប្រោះទឹកបរិសុទ្ធដោយមន្ត «អាពោ ហិ ិଷ្ឋេ…» ហើយបន្ទាប់មកចូលទៅកាន់មណ្ឌប (សាលាពិធី)។

Word by Word

• अथर्वणेन: with Atharva (Atharvavedic) mantras

• संस्नाताम्: having bathed/fully purified by bathing

• पुनः: again

• माम्: to me (lit. ‘me’)

• एति: comes/returns

• अथ इति च: thus (with the particle ‘iti’), also

• आपः: waters

• हि: indeed

• ष्ठे (ष्ठा): stand/abide (in the Vedic refrain ‘āpo hi ṣṭhā’)

• इति मन्त्रेण: with the mantra (so beginning)

• क्षिप्त्वा: having cast/sprinkled (water)

• आगत्य: having come/approached

• च: and

• मण्डपम्: the maṇḍapa, ritual pavilion

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (in instruction to Vaivasvata Manu, ritual/vidhi style narration)

Entities Mentioned

• Atharva (Atharvaveda)
• Āpo hi ṣṭhā (Vedic water-mantra)
• Maṇḍapa

Tags

• Vastu Shastra
• Ritual
• Mantra
• Purification
• Maṇḍapa

FAQs

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

This verse is not about pralaya; it focuses on ritual purification—bathing, mantra-recitation, and sprinkling water—before entering the maṇḍapa.

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

It frames dharma as disciplined procedure: a king or householder should approach sacred rites only after bodily and mantra-based purification, following established Vedic formulas.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

It specifies maṇḍapa-praveśa (approach/entry) protocol: after Atharvavedic bathing rites, one performs water-sprinkling (prokṣaṇa) with the ‘Āpo hi ṣṭhā’ mantra and then enters the ritual pavilion.