Shloka 34

Matsya Purana — Śrāddha Procedure: Types

Devanagari script

यज्ञोपवीती निर्वर्त्य ततः पर्युक्षणादिकम् प्राचीनावीतिना कार्यम् अतः सर्वं विजानता //

Transliteration

yajñopavītī nirvartya tataḥ paryukṣaṇādikam prācīnāvītinā kāryam ataḥ sarvaṃ vijānatā //

Translation

یَجْنوپَویت کو یَجْنوپَویتی حالت میں درست کر کے، پھر پَریُکْشَṇ وغیرہ اعمال کرے؛ مگر یہ سب ‘پراچیناوِیت’ حالت میں کرنے کے لائق ہیں—یہ بات مکمل وِدھی جاننے والا سمجھتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• yajñopavītī: with the sacred thread worn in the yajñopavīta manner (over the left shoulder)

• nirvartya: having arranged/put in order, having properly assumed

• tataḥ: then/thereafter

• paryukṣaṇa-ādikam: sprinkling (ritual sanctifying water) and related acts

• prācīna-āvītinā: with the thread worn in the prācīnāvīta manner (over the right shoulder, associated with certain rites, often ancestral/particular procedural contexts)

• kāryam: should be done/ought to be performed

• ataḥ: therefore/for this reason

• sarvam: all (the full procedure)

• vijānatā: by/for one who knows, the knowledgeable practitioner.

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (in instruction to Vaivasvata Manu, in the didactic dialogue style of the Matsya Purana)

Entities Mentioned

• Yajñopavīta
• Prācīnāvīta
• Paryukṣaṇa

Tags

• Dharma
• Ritual
• Yajñopavīta
• Śrauta-Gṛhya
• Purification

FAQs

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

This verse is not about pralaya; it focuses on correct ritual procedure—specifically the proper wearing of the sacred thread during different steps of a rite.

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

It reinforces the dharmic duty of performing rites with procedural accuracy; a householder (and by extension a king who upholds dharma) must observe correct yajñopavīta/prācīnāvīta conventions during sanctifying actions like paryukṣaṇa.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The ritual significance is the regulated shift in sacred-thread position: begin in yajñopavīta, then perform paryukṣaṇa and related acts in prācīnāvīta—an important procedural marker for correctness and purity in worship/rites.