Matsya Purana — Chapter 55
MtP 55.1
उपवासेष्वशक्तस्य तदेव फलमिच्छतः अनभ्यासेन रोगाद्वा किमिष्टं व्रतमुत्तमम्
upavāseṣvaśaktasya tadeva phalamicchataḥ anabhyāsena rogādvā kimiṣṭaṃ vratamuttamam
For one who is unable to fast yet desires that very fruit, whether from want of practice or from illness — what excellent observance is desirable (for him)?
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MtP 55.2
उपवासे ऽप्यशक्तानां नक्तं भोजनमिष्यते यस्मिन्व्रते तदप्यत्र श्रूयतामक्षयं महत्
upavāse 'pyaśaktānāṃ naktaṃ bhojanamiṣyate yasminvrate tadapyatra śrūyatāmakṣayaṃ mahat
For those unable even to fast, eating at night (nakta) is enjoined; hear here too of that great, imperishable (observance) in which vow it (applies).
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MtP 55.3
आदित्यशयनं नाम यथावच्छंकरार्चनम् येषु नक्षत्रयोगेषु पुराणज्ञाः प्रचक्षते
ādityaśayanaṃ nāma yathāvacchaṃkarārcanam yeṣu nakṣatrayogeṣu purāṇajñāḥ pracakṣate
(Hear) duly of the worship of Śaṃkara called "the Sun's couch" (ādityaśayana), (and) in which conjunctions of the lunar mansions those who know the Purāṇas declare (it to be performed).
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MtP 55.4
यदा हस्तेन सप्तम्याम् आदित्यस्य दिनं भवेत् सूर्यस्य चाथ संक्रान्तिस् तिथिः सा सार्वकामिकी
yadā hastena saptamyām ādityasya dinaṃ bhavet sūryasya cātha saṃkrāntis tithiḥ sā sārvakāmikī
When on a seventh day (of the fortnight) with the Hasta asterism the day of the Sun (Sunday) occurs, and there is the Sun's passage into a new sign, that lunar day fulfils all desires.
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MtP 55.5
उमामहेश्वरस्यार्चाम् अर्चयेत्सूर्यनामभिः सूर्यार्चां शिवलिङ्गे च प्रकुर्वन् पूजयेद्यतः
umāmaheśvarasyārcām arcayetsūryanāmabhiḥ sūryārcāṃ śivaliṅge ca prakurvan pūjayedyataḥ
One should worship the image of Umā and Maheśvara with the names of the Sun, and, making an image of the Sun in the Śiva-liṅga, one should worship (it), since—
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MtP 55.6
उमापते रवेर्वापि न भेदो दृश्यते क्वचित् यस्मात्तस्मान्मुनिश्रेष्ठ गृहे शम्भुं समर्चयेत्
umāpate ravervāpi na bhedo dṛśyate kvacit yasmāttasmānmuniśreṣṭha gṛhe śambhuṃ samarcayet
—no difference is anywhere seen between Umā's lord and the Sun; therefore, best of sages, one should worship Śambhu in the house.
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MtP 55.7
हस्ते च सूर्याय नमो ऽस्तु पादाव् अर्काय चित्रासु च गुल्फदेशम् स्वातीषु जङ्घे पुरुषोत्तमाय धात्रे विशाखासु च जानुदेशम्
haste ca sūryāya namo 'stu pādāv arkāya citrāsu ca gulphadeśam svātīṣu jaṅghe puruṣottamāya dhātre viśākhāsu ca jānudeśam
At Hasta let there be "homage to Sūrya"—(worshipping) the two feet; at Citrā, the ankle region, "to Arka"; at Svātī, the two shanks, "to Puruṣottama"; and at Viśākhā, the knee region, "to Dhātṛ".
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MtP 55.8
तथानुराधासु नमो ऽभिपूज्यम् ऊरुद्वयं चैव सहस्रभानोः ज्येष्ठास्वनङ्गाय नमो ऽस्तु गुह्यम् इन्द्राय सोमाय कटी च मूले
tathānurādhāsu namo 'bhipūjyam ūrudvayaṃ caiva sahasrabhānoḥ jyeṣṭhāsvanaṅgāya namo 'stu guhyam indrāya somāya kaṭī ca mūle
So too at Anurādhā the two thighs of the Thousand-rayed One are to be worshipped with homage; at Jyeṣṭhā let there be "homage to Anaṅga"—the private parts; at Mūla, the hips, "to Indra and Soma".
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MtP 55.9
पूर्वोत्तराषाढयुगे च नाभिं त्वष्ट्रे नमः सप्ततरंगमाय तीक्ष्णांशवे च श्रवणे च कुक्षौ पृष्ठं धनिष्ठासु विकर्तनाय
pūrvottarāṣāḍhayuge ca nābhiṃ tvaṣṭre namaḥ saptataraṃgamāya tīkṣṇāṃśave ca śravaṇe ca kukṣau pṛṣṭhaṃ dhaniṣṭhāsu vikartanāya
At the pair Pūrva- and Uttara-āṣāḍhā, the navel, "homage to Tvaṣṭṛ, to him who moves with seven waves(?)"; and at Śravaṇa the belly, "to the Sharp-rayed One"; at Dhaniṣṭhā the back, "to Vikartana".
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MtP 55.10
चक्षुःस्थलं ध्वान्तविनाशनाय जलाधिपर्क्षे परिपूजनीयम् पूर्वोत्तराभाद्रपदाद्वये च बाहू नमश्चण्डकराय पूज्यौ
cakṣuḥsthalaṃ dhvāntavināśanāya jalādhiparkṣe paripūjanīyam pūrvottarābhādrapadādvaye ca bāhū namaścaṇḍakarāya pūjyau
At the asterism of the lord of waters (Śatabhiṣā) the region of the eyes is to be worshipped, "to the destroyer of darkness"; and at the two, Pūrva- and Uttara-bhādrapadā, the arms are to be worshipped with "homage to the Fierce-rayed One".
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MtP 55.11
साम्नामधीशाय करद्वयं च संपूजनीयं द्विज रेवतीषु नखानि पूज्यानि तथाश्विनीषु नमो ऽस्तु सप्ताश्वधुरंधराय
sāmnāmadhīśāya karadvayaṃ ca saṃpūjanīyaṃ dvija revatīṣu nakhāni pūjyāni tathāśvinīṣu namo 'stu saptāśvadhuraṃdharāya
And at Revatī the two hands are to be worshipped, O twice-born, "to the lord of the Sāmans"; likewise at Aśvinī the nails are to be worshipped—"homage to the bearer of the yoke of seven horses".
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MtP 55.12
कठोरधाम्ने भरणीषु कण्ठं दिवाकरायेत्यभिपूजनीया ग्रीवाग्निऋक्षे ऽधरमम्बुजेशे सम्पूजयेन्नारद रोहिणीषु
kaṭhoradhāmne bharaṇīṣu kaṇṭhaṃ divākarāyetyabhipūjanīyā grīvāgniṛkṣe 'dharamambujeśe sampūjayennārada rohiṇīṣu
At Bharaṇī the throat is to be worshipped thus: "to him of harsh splendour, to the Day-maker"; at the asterism of Fire (Kṛttikā) the neck, and at Rohiṇī, O Nārada, one should worship the lower lip, "to the lord of the lotus".
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MtP 55.13
मृगोत्तमाङ्गे दशना मुरारेः संपूजनीया हरये नमस्ते नमः सवित्रे रसनां शंकरे च नासाभिपूज्या च पुनर्वसौ च
mṛgottamāṅge daśanā murāreḥ saṃpūjanīyā haraye namaste namaḥ savitre rasanāṃ śaṃkare ca nāsābhipūjyā ca punarvasau ca
At the asterism of the deer's head (Mṛgaśiras) the teeth of Murāri are to be worshipped, "homage to you, to Hari"; "homage to Savitṛ"—the tongue, at Ārdrā (?) "to Śaṃkara"; and at Punarvasu the nose is to be worshipped.
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MtP 55.14
ललाटमम्भोरुहवल्लभाय पुष्ये ऽलका वेदशरीरधारिणे सार्पे ऽथ मौलिं विबुधप्रियाय मघासु कर्णाविति गोगणेशे
lalāṭamambhoruhavallabhāya puṣye 'lakā vedaśarīradhāriṇe sārpe 'tha mauliṃ vibudhapriyāya maghāsu karṇāviti gogaṇeśe
At Puṣya, the forehead, "to the beloved of the lotus"; the locks of hair, "to him who bears the Vedas as his body"; then at the serpent asterism (Āśleṣā) the crown of the head, "to him dear to the gods"; at Maghā the two ears, thus "to the lord of the herds of cattle".
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MtP 55.15
पूर्वासु गोब्राह्मणवन्दनाय नेत्राणि संपूज्यतमानि शम्भोः अथोत्तराफल्गुनिभे भ्रुवौ च विश्वेश्वरायेति च पूजनीये
pūrvāsu gobrāhmaṇavandanāya netrāṇi saṃpūjyatamāni śambhoḥ athottarāphalgunibhe bhruvau ca viśveśvarāyeti ca pūjanīye
At Pūrva(phalgunī), the eyes of Śambhu, most worthy of worship, "to him who is revered by cows and brahmins"; and at the asterism Uttaraphalgunī the two eyebrows are to be worshipped with "to the lord of the universe".
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MtP 55.16
नमो ऽस्तु पाशाङ्कुशशूलपद्मकपालसर्पेन्दुधनुर्धराय गजासुरानङ्गपुरान्धकादिविनाशमूलाय नमः शिवाय
namo 'stu pāśāṅkuśaśūlapadmakapālasarpendudhanurdharāya gajāsurānaṅgapurāndhakādivināśamūlāya namaḥ śivāya
Homage be to the bearer of the noose, the goad, the trident, the lotus, the skull, the serpent, the moon and the bow; homage to Śiva, the root cause of the destruction of the elephant-demon, of Anaṅga, of Pura and Andhaka, and the rest.
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MtP 55.17
इत्यादि चास्त्राणि च पूज्य नित्यं विश्वेश्वरायेति शिवो ऽभिपूज्यः भोक्तव्यमत्रैवमतैलशाकम् अमांसमक्षारमभुक्तशेषम्
ityādi cāstrāṇi ca pūjya nityaṃ viśveśvarāyeti śivo 'bhipūjyaḥ bhoktavyamatraivamatailaśākam amāṃsamakṣāramabhuktaśeṣam
Having worshipped these and (his) weapons constantly, Śiva is to be worshipped with "to the lord of the universe"; and here one should eat in this way food without oil, with vegetables, without meat, without salt, and not the remnant of what has been eaten (by another).
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MtP 55.18
इत्येवं द्विज नक्तानि कृत्वा दद्यात् पुनर्वसौ शालेयतण्डुलप्रस्थम् औदुम्बरमये घृतम्
ityevaṃ dvija naktāni kṛtvā dadyāt punarvasau śāleyataṇḍulaprastham audumbaramaye ghṛtam
Having thus performed the night-meals, O twice-born, one should give at Punarvasu a prastha measure of śāleya rice, and ghee in a vessel of fig-wood,
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MtP 55.19
संस्थाप्य पात्रे विप्राय सहिरण्यं निवेदयेत् सप्तमे वस्त्रयुग्मं च पारणे त्वधिकं भवेत्
saṃsthāpya pātre viprāya sahiraṇyaṃ nivedayet saptame vastrayugmaṃ ca pāraṇe tvadhikaṃ bhavet
having placed (it) in a dish, one should present (it) to a brahmin together with gold; and at the seventh breaking of the fast a pair of garments, and (the gift) should be greater.
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MtP 55.20
चतुर्दशे तु सम्प्राप्ते पारणे नारदाब्दिके ब्राह्मणान्भोजयेद्भक्त्या गुडक्षीरघृतादिभिः
caturdaśe tu samprāpte pāraṇe nāradābdike brāhmaṇānbhojayedbhaktyā guḍakṣīraghṛtādibhiḥ
But when the fourteenth breaking of the fast in the year has arrived, O Nārada, one should feed brahmins with devotion with molasses, milk, ghee and the rest.
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MtP 55.21
कृत्वा तु काञ्चनं पद्मम् अष्टपत्त्रं सकर्णिकम् शुद्धमष्टाङ्गुलं तच्च पद्मरागदलान्वितम्
kṛtvā tu kāñcanaṃ padmam aṣṭapattraṃ sakarṇikam śuddhamaṣṭāṅgulaṃ tacca padmarāgadalānvitam
And having made a golden lotus with eight petals and a pericarp, pure, eight fingers (in size), and having its petals set with rubies,
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MtP 55.22
शय्यां विलक्षणां कृत्वा विरुद्धग्रन्थिवर्जिताम् सोपधानकविश्रामस्वास्तरव्यजनानि च
śayyāṃ vilakṣaṇāṃ kṛtvā viruddhagranthivarjitām sopadhānakaviśrāmasvāstaravyajanāni ca
Having made a bed of distinguished (make), free of ill-fitting joints, together with pillows, rests, fine coverings and fans,
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MtP 55.23
भाजनोपानहछत्त्रचामरासनदर्पणैः भूषणैरपि संयुक्तां फलवस्त्रानुलेपनैः
bhājanopānahachattracāmarāsanadarpaṇaiḥ bhūṣaṇairapi saṃyuktāṃ phalavastrānulepanaiḥ
(a bed) furnished also with vessels, sandals, a parasol, a fly-whisk, a seat and mirrors, and with ornaments, with fruits, garments and unguents,
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MtP 55.24
तस्यां विधाय तत्पद्मम् अलंकृत्य गुणान्वितम् कपिलां वस्त्रसंयुक्तां सुशीलां च पयस्विनीम्
tasyāṃ vidhāya tatpadmam alaṃkṛtya guṇānvitam kapilāṃ vastrasaṃyuktāṃ suśīlāṃ ca payasvinīm
having placed that lotus upon it and adorned it, endowed with (all) good qualities, (he should give) a tawny cow, provided with cloth, of good disposition and rich in milk,
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MtP 55.25
रौप्यखुरीं हेमशृङ्गीं सवत्सां कांस्यदोहनाम् दद्यान्मन्त्रेण पूर्वाह्णे न चैनामभिलङ्घयेत्
raupyakhurīṃ hemaśṛṅgīṃ savatsāṃ kāṃsyadohanām dadyānmantreṇa pūrvāhṇe na caināmabhilaṅghayet
with silver-plated hooves and gilded horns, with her calf, with a bronze milking-pail — he should give (her) with the mantra in the forenoon, and he should not step over her.
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MtP 55.26
यथैवादित्यशयनम् अशून्यं तव सर्वदा कान्त्या धृत्या श्रिया रत्या तथा मे सन्तु सिद्धयः
yathaivādityaśayanam aśūnyaṃ tava sarvadā kāntyā dhṛtyā śriyā ratyā tathā me santu siddhayaḥ
"Just as the Sun's couch is never empty for you at any time, (being filled) with beauty, steadfastness, splendour and delight, so may attainments be mine."
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MtP 55.27
यथा न देवाः श्रेयांसं त्वदन्यमनघं विदुः तथा माम् उद्धराशेषदुःखसंसारसागरात्
yathā na devāḥ śreyāṃsaṃ tvadanyamanaghaṃ viduḥ tathā mām uddharāśeṣaduḥkhasaṃsārasāgarāt
"As the gods know no one better than you, O sinless one, so lift me up from the endless ocean of transmigration and suffering."
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MtP 55.28
ततः प्रदक्षिणीकृत्य प्रणिपत्य विसर्जयेत् शय्यागवादि तत्सर्वं द्विजस्य भवनं नयेत्
tataḥ pradakṣiṇīkṛtya praṇipatya visarjayet śayyāgavādi tatsarvaṃ dvijasya bhavanaṃ nayet
Then, having circumambulated and bowed down, he should dismiss (the deity); all that — the bed, the cow, and the rest — he should have conveyed to the brahmin's house.
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MtP 55.29
नैतद्विशीलाय न दाम्भिकाय कुतर्कदुष्टाय विनिन्दकाय प्रकाशनीयं व्रतमिन्दुमौलेर् यश्चापि निन्दामधिकां विधत्ते
naitadviśīlāya na dāmbhikāya kutarkaduṣṭāya vinindakāya prakāśanīyaṃ vratamindumauler yaścāpi nindāmadhikāṃ vidhatte
This observance of the Moon-crested one is not to be disclosed to one of bad character, nor to a hypocrite, nor to one corrupted by false reasoning, nor to a reviler, nor to him who heaps up abuse.
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MtP 55.30
भक्ताय दान्ताय च गुह्यमेतद् आख्येयम् आनन्दकरं शिवस्य इदं महापातकभिन् नराणाम् अप्यक्षरं वेदविदो वदन्ति
bhaktāya dāntāya ca guhyametad ākhyeyam ānandakaraṃ śivasya idaṃ mahāpātakabhin narāṇām apyakṣaraṃ vedavido vadanti
To one devoted and self-restrained this secret may be told, (this) which brings joy to Śiva; the knowers of the Veda declare it to be the destroyer of men's great sins, and imperishable.
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MtP 55.31
न बन्धुपुत्रेण धनैर्वियुक्तः पत्नीभिरानन्दकरः सुराणाम् नाभ्येति रोगं न च शोकदुःखं या वाथ नारी कुरुते ऽतिभक्त्या
na bandhuputreṇa dhanairviyuktaḥ patnībhirānandakaraḥ surāṇām nābhyeti rogaṃ na ca śokaduḥkhaṃ yā vātha nārī kurute 'tibhaktyā
He is not parted from kinsmen, sons, wealth or wives; he brings joy to the gods; he meets with neither disease nor grief and sorrow — nor does the woman who performs it with great devotion.
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MtP 55.32
इदं वसिष्ठेन पुरार्जुनेन कृतं कुबेरेण पुरंदरेण यत्कीर्तनेनाप्यखिलानि नाशम् आयान्ति पापानि न संशयो ऽस्ति
idaṃ vasiṣṭhena purārjunena kṛtaṃ kubereṇa puraṃdareṇa yatkīrtanenāpyakhilāni nāśam āyānti pāpāni na saṃśayo 'sti
This was performed of old by Vasiṣṭha, by Arjuna, by Kubera and by Indra; by the mere recital of it all sins go to destruction — there is no doubt.
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