Matsya Purana — Śrāddha Procedure: Types, Shloka 32

Devanagari script

अग्नौ कुर्यादनुज्ञातो विप्रैर् विप्रो यथाविधि स्वगृह्योक्तविधानेन कांस्ये कृत्वा चरुं ततः //

Transliteration

agnau kuryādanujñāto viprair vipro yathāvidhi svagṛhyoktavidhānena kāṃsye kṛtvā caruṃ tataḥ //

Translation

برہمنوں کی اجازت سے برہمن مقدس آگ میں دستور کے مطابق عمل انجام دے۔ پھر اپنی گِرہیہ روایت کے بتائے ہوئے طریقے سے کانسے کے برتن میں چَرو (قربانی کی کھیر) تیار کرے۔

Word by Word

• अग्नौ (agnau): in the fire, in the sacred fire

• कुर्यात् (kuryāt): should do/perform

• अनुज्ञातः (anujñātaḥ): having been permitted/authorized

• विप्रैः (vipraiḥ): by learned Brahmins

• विप्रः (vipraḥ): a Brahmin

• यथाविधि (yathāvidhi): according to rule, duly

• स्वगृह्योक्तविधानेन (svagṛhyokta-vidhānena): by the method prescribed in one’s own Gṛhya-sūtra/tradition

• कांस्ये (kāṃsye): in a bronze vessel

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā): having made/prepared

• चरुम् (carum): caru, sacrificial porridge/oblation

• ततः (tataḥ): then/thereafter.

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (in instruction to Vaivasvata Manu, as part of dharma/ritual guidance)

Entities Mentioned

• Agni
• Vipra (Brahmin)
• Gṛhya tradition (Gṛhya-sūtra)
• Caru (havis/oblation)

Tags

• Dharma
• Ritual
• Agnihotra
• Homa
• Gṛhya

FAQs

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

This verse does not address pralaya; it focuses on correct ritual performance—authorization by learned Brahmins and proper preparation of the caru oblation for offering into Agni.

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

It reinforces dharmic discipline: rites should be performed only with proper sanction and in accordance with one’s inherited Gṛhya tradition—guidance relevant to householders who maintain domestic fire-rituals and to rulers who sponsor orthodox sacrifices.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The ritual takeaway is procedural precision: the caru (havis) is to be prepared in a bronze vessel and offered into the sacred fire according to established Gṛhya rules—highlighting standardized materials and lineage-based liturgical method.