Matsya Purana — Rites for Consecrating and Celebrating Trees, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

*सूत उवाच पादपानां विधिं वक्ष्ये तथैवोद्यानभूमिषु तडागविधिवत्सर्वम् आसाद्य जगदीश्वर //

Transliteration

*sūta uvāca pādapānāṃ vidhiṃ vakṣye tathaivodyānabhūmiṣu taḍāgavidhivatsarvam āsādya jagadīśvara //

Translation

Sūta thưa: “Ta sẽ trình bày nghi thức đúng đắn về cây cối, và cũng vậy về đất vườn. Sau khi đến gần Đấng Chúa Tể của thế gian, ta sẽ thuật lại mọi điều theo đúng quy định như đối với nghi thức hồ ao.”

Word by Word

• sūtaḥ uvāca: Sūta said

• pādapānām: of trees

• vidhim: the rule/procedure

• vakṣye: I will explain

• tathā eva: likewise/also

• udyāna-bhūmiṣu: in garden-grounds/park lands

• taḍāga-vidhi-vat: in the manner of the pond-regulations

• sarvam: everything

• āsādya: having approached/after approaching

• jagad-īśvara: the Lord of the world

Speaker

• Suta (Sūta)

Entities Mentioned

• Suta
• Jagadīśvara (Lord of the world)

Tags

• Vastuvidya
• Vriksha-vidhi
• Udyana
• Tadaga
• Puranic guidelines

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss pralaya; it introduces a practical, dharmic topic—rules for trees, gardens, and ponds—presented as authoritative instruction connected to the “Lord of the world.”

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

By framing tree-planting and garden-land management alongside pond-regulations, it points to dharmic public welfare: kings and householders gain merit and social benefit through maintaining water resources and green spaces.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

It signals a Vāstu-oriented linkage: garden planning (udyāna-bhūmi) and tree procedures are to be understood “like pond-rules” (taḍāga-vidhi-vat), implying standardized design principles for landscape and waterworks within Puranic Vastuvidyā.