Matsya Purana — Dynastic Genealogies: Paurava–Anu Lines, Shloka 69

Devanagari script

दध्ना लवणमिश्रेण त्व् अभ्यक्तं मधुकेन तु लिह माम् अजुगुप्सन्ती आपादतलमस्तकम् ततस्त्वं प्राप्स्यसे देवि पुत्रान्वै मनसेप्सितान् //

Transliteration

dadhnā lavaṇamiśreṇa tv abhyaktaṃ madhukena tu liha mām ajugupsantī āpādatalamastakam tatastvaṃ prāpsyase devi putrānvai manasepsitān //

Translation

ਲੂਣ ਮਿਲੇ ਦਹੀਂ ਅਤੇ ਸ਼ਹਿਦ ਨਾਲ ਮੈਨੂੰ ਲੇਪ ਕੇ, ਹੇ ਦੇਵੀ, ਘਿਨ ਕੀਤੇ ਬਿਨਾਂ ਪੈਰਾਂ ਦੇ ਤਲਿਆਂ ਤੋਂ ਸਿਰ ਤੱਕ ਮੈਨੂੰ ਚਾਟ। ਤਦ ਤੂੰ ਮਨਚਾਹੇ ਪੁੱਤਰ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਕਰੇਂਗੀ।

Word by Word

• dadhnā: with curd

• lavaṇa-miśreṇa: mixed with salt

• tv: indeed/then

• abhyaktam: smeared/anointed

• madhukena tu: and with honey

• liha: lick (imperative)

• mām: me

• ajugupsantī: not feeling revulsion/without disgust

• āpāda-tala: from the soles of the feet

• mastakam: to the head

• tataḥ: then

• tvaṃ: you

• prāpsyase: will obtain

• devi: O goddess/lady

• putrān: sons

• vai: indeed/truly

• manas-īpsitān: desired by the mind/heart’s wish

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (Vishnu) instructing a woman (addressed as 'Devi') within a putra-prapti ritual context

Entities Mentioned

• Devi (addressed woman)
• Putra (sons)

Tags

• Putra-prapti
• Vrata
• Ritual procedure
• Household Dharma
• Phala-shruti

FAQs

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

Nothing directly—this verse is a practical ritual instruction aimed at obtaining progeny, not a teaching on cosmic dissolution or the Matsya deluge narrative.

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

It aligns with gṛhastha-dharma concerns—continuity of lineage and fulfilling household aims through prescribed vratas and ritual remedies sanctioned in the Purana.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Ritual significance: it prescribes a specific bodily/ritual act using curd mixed with salt and honey as a remedial observance (upāya) with the stated fruit (phala) of obtaining desired sons.