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Matsya Purana — Ritual Bathing, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

अनुद्धृतैरुद्धृतैर्वा जलैः स्नानं समाचरेत् तीर्थं च कल्पयेद्विद्वान् मूलमन्त्रेण मन्त्रवित् नमो नारायणायेति मूलमन्त्र उदाहृतः //

Transliteration

anuddhṛtairuddhṛtairvā jalaiḥ snānaṃ samācaret tīrthaṃ ca kalpayedvidvān mūlamantreṇa mantravit namo nārāyaṇāyeti mūlamantra udāhṛtaḥ //

Translation

พึงประกอบพิธีอาบน้ำด้วยน้ำที่มิได้ตักขึ้น (ตามธรรมชาติ) หรือด้วยน้ำที่ตักขึ้น (เก็บรวบรวม) โดยชอบด้วยพิธี ผู้รู้ผู้ชำนาญมนตร์พึงสถาปนาตีรถะด้วยมูลมนตร์ มูลมนตร์ประกาศว่า “นะโม นารายณายะ”

Word by Word

अनुद्धृतैःwith undrawn/natural water

उद्धृतैःwith drawn/collected water

वाor

जलैःwith waters

स्नानम्bathing/ritual bath

समाचरेत्should perform properly

तीर्थम्a sacred ford/bathing place/pilgrimage-spot

चand

कल्पयेत्should establish/ritually form

विद्वान्a learned person

मूलमन्त्रेणwith the root-mantra

मन्त्रवित्knower of mantras

नमःsalutation/obeisance

नारायणायto Nārāyaṇa (Vishnu)

इतिthus

मूलमन्त्रःthe root-mantra

उदाहृतःis stated/declared.

Speaker

Suta (narrating Matsya Purana’s teaching; instruction attributed to the Matsya tradition of Vishnu/Narayana worship)

Entities Mentioned

NarayanaMula-mantraTirtha

FAQs

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

This verse does not describe pralaya directly; it focuses on purification through snāna and sanctifying a tīrtha via devotion to Nārāyaṇa, implying that ritual purity and remembrance of Vishnu remain central across cosmic cycles.

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

It supports daily dharma through bodily and ritual purification: a householder (and likewise a king as exemplar) should perform proper bathing and maintain devotion by using the mūla-mantra “namo nārāyaṇāya,” reinforcing disciplined religious practice.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Ritually, it authorizes creating/defining a tīrtha (a sanctified bathing spot) through mantra—showing that sacred space can be consecrated by correct procedure and mantra-knowledge, a principle aligned with broader Puranic consecration practices.