Matsya Purana — Rite and Layout for Consecrating Ponds, Shloka 42

Devanagari script

ततः सांवत्सरप्रोक्ते शुभे लग्ने सुशोभने वेदशब्दैश्च गान्धर्वैर् वाद्यैश्च विविधैः पुनः //

Transliteration

tataḥ sāṃvatsaraprokte śubhe lagne suśobhane vedaśabdaiśca gāndharvair vādyaiśca vividhaiḥ punaḥ //

Translation

பின்னர் ஆண்டுவிழா அனுஷ்டானத்திற்காக நிர்ணயிக்கப்பட்ட அந்த மங்களகரமும் அழகியுமான லக்னத்தில், வேத ஒலிகள், காந்தர்வப் பாடல்கள், பலவகை வாத்திய நாதங்களின் நடுவே மீண்டும் அந்தச் செயல் செய்யப்பட வேண்டும்।

Word by Word

• ततः (tataḥ): then/thereafter

• सांवत्सर-प्रोक्ते (sāṃvatsara-prokte): stated for the yearly/annual observance

• शुभे (śubhe): auspicious

• लग्ने (lagne): at the electional moment/ascendant (ritual timing)

• सुशोभने (suśobhane): splendid/beautifully adorned

• वेद-शब्दैः (veda-śabdaiḥ): with Vedic recitations/sacred sounds

• च (ca): and

• गान्धर्वैः (gāndharvaiḥ): with Gandharva-style singing/celestial music

• वाद्यैः (vādyaiḥ): with musical instruments

• च (ca): and

• विविधैः (vividhaiḥ): various/many kinds

• पुनः (punaḥ): again/once more.

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (in instruction to Vaivasvata Manu; ritual-prescriptive narration)

Entities Mentioned

• Veda
• Gandharvas

Tags

• Ritual Timing
• Śubha-lagna
• Vedic Chanting
• Temple Music
• Annual Observance

FAQs

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

This verse does not address Pralaya; it focuses on choosing an auspicious ritual moment (śubha lagna) and conducting a ceremonial act with Vedic recitation and music.

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

It highlights dharmic discipline: kings and householders should perform prescribed annual rites at properly chosen auspicious times, honoring the Veda and maintaining public religious culture through orderly ceremony.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Ritually, it stresses lagna-selection (muhūrta/astrological timing) and the use of Vedic sound, singing, and instruments as integral components of a formal ceremony—typical of temple and public rites described in the Matsya Purana.