Matsya Purana — Chapter 63
MtP 63.1
अथान्यामपि वक्ष्यामि तृतीयां पापनाशिनीम् रसकल्याणिनीमेतां पुराकल्पविदो विदुः
athānyāmapi vakṣyāmi tṛtīyāṃ pāpanāśinīm rasakalyāṇinīmetāṃ purākalpavido viduḥ
Now I shall declare yet another Tṛtīyā, destroyer of sin; those who know the ancient kalpas call this one the Rasakalyāṇinī.
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MtP 63.2
माघमासे तु सम्प्राप्ते तृतीयां शुक्लपक्षतः प्रातर्गव्येन पयसा तिलैः स्नानं समाचरेत्
māghamāse tu samprāpte tṛtīyāṃ śuklapakṣataḥ prātargavyena payasā tilaiḥ snānaṃ samācaret
When the month of Māgha has arrived, on the third day of the bright fortnight, in the morning one should perform a bath with cow's milk and sesame seeds.
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MtP 63.3
स्नापयेन्मधुना देवीं तथैवेक्षुरसेन च गन्धोदकेन तु पुनर् लेपयेत्कुङ्कुमेन तु दक्षिणाङ्गानि सम्पूज्य ततो वामानि पूजयेत्
snāpayenmadhunā devīṃ tathaivekṣurasena ca gandhodakena tu punar lepayetkuṅkumena tu dakṣiṇāṅgāni sampūjya tato vāmāni pūjayet
One should bathe the Goddess with honey and likewise with sugarcane juice, and then with scented water, and should anoint (her) with saffron; having worshipped the right limbs, one should then worship the left ones.
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MtP 63.4
ललितायै नमो देव्याः पादौ गुल्फौ ततो ऽर्चयेत् जङ्घां जानुं तथा शान्त्यै तथैवोरुं श्रियै नमः
lalitāyai namo devyāḥ pādau gulphau tato 'rcayet jaṅghāṃ jānuṃ tathā śāntyai tathaivoruṃ śriyai namaḥ
"Homage to Lalitā" — (with this) one should then worship the Goddess's feet and ankles; the shank and the knee likewise for Śānti, and so the thigh: "homage to Śrī."
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MtP 63.5
मदालसायै तु कटिम् अमलायै तथोदरम् स्तनौ मदनवासिन्यै कुमुदायै च कन्दराम्
madālasāyai tu kaṭim amalāyai tathodaram stanau madanavāsinyai kumudāyai ca kandarām
The hip for Madālasā, and likewise the belly for Amalā; the breasts for Madanavāsinī, and the hollow (of the neck) for Kumudā.
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MtP 63.6
भुजं भुजाग्रं माधव्यै कमलायै मुखस्मिते भूललाटं च रुद्राण्यै शंकरायै तथालकान्
bhujaṃ bhujāgraṃ mādhavyai kamalāyai mukhasmite bhūlalāṭaṃ ca rudrāṇyai śaṃkarāyai tathālakān
The arm and the forearm for Mādhavī; the face and the smile for Kamalā; the brow and forehead for Rudrāṇī, and likewise the curls for Śaṃkarā.
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MtP 63.7
मुकुटं विश्ववासिन्यै शिरः कान्त्यै तथार्चयेत् मदनायै ललाटं तु मोहनायै पुनर्भ्रुवौ
mukuṭaṃ viśvavāsinyai śiraḥ kāntyai tathārcayet madanāyai lalāṭaṃ tu mohanāyai punarbhruvau
The crown for Viśvavāsinī, and the head likewise for Kānti; the forehead for Madanā, and again the eyebrows for Mohanā.
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MtP 63.8
नेत्रे चन्द्रार्धधारिण्यै तुष्ट्यै च वदनं पुनः उत्कण्ठिन्यै नमः कण्ठम् अमृतायै नमः स्तनौ
netre candrārdhadhāriṇyai tuṣṭyai ca vadanaṃ punaḥ utkaṇṭhinyai namaḥ kaṇṭham amṛtāyai namaḥ stanau
The eyes for Candrārdhadhāriṇī, and again the face for Tuṣṭi; homage to Utkaṇṭhinī — the throat; homage to Amṛtā — the breasts.
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MtP 63.9
रम्भायै वामकुक्षिं च विशोकायै नमः कटिम् हृदयं मन्मथाधिष्ण्यै पाटलायै तथोदरम्
rambhāyai vāmakukṣiṃ ca viśokāyai namaḥ kaṭim hṛdayaṃ manmathādhiṣṇyai pāṭalāyai tathodaram
And the left flank for Rambhā; homage to Viśokā — the hip; the heart for Manmathādhiṣṇyā, and likewise the belly for Pāṭalā.
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MtP 63.10
कटिं सुरतवासिन्यै तथोरुं चम्पकप्रिये जानुजङ्घे नमो गौर्यै गायत्र्यै घुटिके नमः
kaṭiṃ suratavāsinyai tathoruṃ campakapriye jānujaṅghe namo gauryai gāyatryai ghuṭike namaḥ
(Homage) of the hip to Suratavāsinī, and of the thigh to Campakapriyā; homage of the knees and shanks to Gaurī, homage of the ankles to Gāyatrī.
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MtP 63.11
धराधरायै पादौ तु विश्वकायै नमः शिरः नमो भवान्यै कामिन्यै कामदेव्यै जगत्प्रिये
dharādharāyai pādau tu viśvakāyai namaḥ śiraḥ namo bhavānyai kāminyai kāmadevyai jagatpriye
The feet to Dharādharā, homage of the head to Viśvakāyā; homage to Bhavānī, to Kāminī, to Kāmadevī, to Jagatpriyā (beloved of the world).
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MtP 63.12
आनन्दायै सुनन्दायै सुभद्रायै नमो नमः एवं सम्पूज्य विधिवद् द्विजदाम्पत्यम् अर्चयेत् भोजयित्वान्नपानेन मधुरेण विमत्सरः
ānandāyai sunandāyai subhadrāyai namo namaḥ evaṃ sampūjya vidhivad dvijadāmpatyam arcayet bhojayitvānnapānena madhureṇa vimatsaraḥ
Homage, homage to Ānandā, to Sunandā, to Subhadrā. Having thus worshipped according to the rule, one should honour a brahmin couple, feeding them, free of grudging, with sweet food and drink.
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MtP 63.13
जलपूरितं तथा कुम्भं शुक्लाम्बरयुगद्वयम् दत्त्वा सुवर्णकमलं गन्धमाल्यैः समर्चयेत्
jalapūritaṃ tathā kumbhaṃ śuklāmbarayugadvayam dattvā suvarṇakamalaṃ gandhamālyaiḥ samarcayet
And having given a water-filled pot and two pairs of white garments, he should worship a golden lotus with perfumes and garlands.
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MtP 63.14
प्रीयतामत्र कुमुदा गृह्णीयाल्लवणव्रतम् अनेन विधिना देवी मासि मासि सदार्चयेत्
prīyatāmatra kumudā gṛhṇīyāllavaṇavratam anena vidhinā devī māsi māsi sadārcayet
"May Kumudā be pleased herein" — (so saying) he should take up the vow of (abstaining from) salt. By this procedure one should always worship the goddess month by month.
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MtP 63.15
लवणं वर्जयेन्माघे फाल्गुने च गुडं पुनः तैलं राजिं तथा चैत्रे वर्ज्यं च मधु माधवे
lavaṇaṃ varjayenmāghe phālgune ca guḍaṃ punaḥ tailaṃ rājiṃ tathā caitre varjyaṃ ca madhu mādhave
In Māgha he should give up salt, and in Phālguna, again, molasses; in Caitra oil and mustard-seed, and in Mādhava (Vaiśākha) honey is to be avoided.
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MtP 63.16
पानकं ज्येष्ठमासे तु आषाढे चाथ जीरकम् श्रावणे वर्जयेत्क्षीरं दधि भाद्रपदे तथा
pānakaṃ jyeṣṭhamāse tu āṣāḍhe cātha jīrakam śrāvaṇe varjayetkṣīraṃ dadhi bhādrapade tathā
In the month of Jyeṣṭha, (sweet) drink, and in Āṣāḍha cumin; in Śrāvaṇa he should give up milk, and in Bhādrapada curds.
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MtP 63.17
घृतमाश्वयुजे तद्वद् ऊर्जे वर्ज्यं च माक्षिकम् धान्यकं मार्गशीर्षे तु पौषे वर्ज्या च शर्करा
ghṛtamāśvayuje tadvad ūrje varjyaṃ ca mākṣikam dhānyakaṃ mārgaśīrṣe tu pauṣe varjyā ca śarkarā
Ghee in Āśvayuja (Āśvina), and likewise in Ūrja (Kārttika) honey is to be avoided; coriander in Mārgaśīrṣa, and in Pauṣa sugar is to be avoided.
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MtP 63.18
व्रतान्ते करकं पूर्णम् एतेषां मासि मासि च दद्याद्द्विकालवेलायां पूर्णपात्रेण संयुतम्
vratānte karakaṃ pūrṇam eteṣāṃ māsi māsi ca dadyāddvikālavelāyāṃ pūrṇapātreṇa saṃyutam
At the end of the vow, month by month, he should give a full water-vessel of these (things), at the time of the two junctures, together with a full dish.
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MtP 63.19
लड्डुकाञ्छ्वेतवर्णांश्च संयावमथ पूरिकाः घारिकान् अप्यपूपांश्च पिष्टापूपांश्च मण्डकान्
laḍḍukāñchvetavarṇāṃśca saṃyāvamatha pūrikāḥ ghārikān apyapūpāṃśca piṣṭāpūpāṃśca maṇḍakān
White-coloured laḍḍus, and saṃyāva, and pūrikās, ghārikas too, and apūpas, and flour-cakes, and maṇḍakas,
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MtP 63.20
क्षीरं शाकं च दध्यन्नम् इण्डर्यो ऽशोकवर्तिकाः माघादिक्रमशो दद्याद् एतानि करकोपरि
kṣīraṃ śākaṃ ca dadhyannam iṇḍaryo 'śokavartikāḥ māghādikramaśo dadyād etāni karakopari
milk, and vegetables, and curd-rice, iṇḍarīs, aśoka-wicks — these he should give upon the water-vessel in order, beginning with Māgha.
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MtP 63.21
कुमुदा माधवी गौरी रम्भा भद्रा जया शिवा उमा रतिः सती तद्वन् मङ्गला रतिलालसा
kumudā mādhavī gaurī rambhā bhadrā jayā śivā umā ratiḥ satī tadvan maṅgalā ratilālasā
Kumudā, Mādhavī, Gaurī, Rambhā, Bhadrā, Jayā, Śivā, Umā, Rati, Satī, and likewise Maṅgalā, Ratilālasā —
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MtP 63.22
क्रमान्माघादि सर्वत्र प्रीयतामिति कीर्तयेत् सर्वत्र पञ्चगव्येन प्राशनं समुदाहृतम् उपवासी भवेन्नित्यम् अशक्ते नक्तमिष्यते
kramānmāghādi sarvatra prīyatāmiti kīrtayet sarvatra pañcagavyena prāśanaṃ samudāhṛtam upavāsī bhavennityam aśakte naktamiṣyate
in each case, in order beginning with Māgha, he should pronounce "may she be pleased." In every case the sipping is declared to be with the five products of the cow. He should always be one who fasts; for one unable, the single night-meal is allowed.
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MtP 63.23
पुनर्माघे तु सम्प्राप्ते शर्करां करकोपरि कृत्वा तु काञ्चनीं गौरीं पञ्चरत्नसमन्विताम्
punarmāghe tu samprāpte śarkarāṃ karakopari kṛtvā tu kāñcanīṃ gaurīṃ pañcaratnasamanvitām
And when Māgha comes round again, having placed sugar upon the water-vessel and (made) a golden Gaurī furnished with the five gems,
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MtP 63.24
हैमीमङ्गुष्ठमात्रां च साक्षसूत्रकमण्डलुम् चतुर्भुजामिन्दुयुतां सितनेत्रपटावृताम्
haimīmaṅguṣṭhamātrāṃ ca sākṣasūtrakamaṇḍalum caturbhujāminduyutāṃ sitanetrapaṭāvṛtām
a golden (image) the size of a thumb, with rosary and water-pot, four-armed, joined with the moon, wrapped in a white cloth of fine fabric,
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MtP 63.25
तद्वद्गोमिथुनं शुक्लं सुवर्णास्यं सिताम्बरम् सवस्त्रभाजनं दद्याद् भवानी प्रीयतामिति
tadvadgomithunaṃ śuklaṃ suvarṇāsyaṃ sitāmbaram savastrabhājanaṃ dadyād bhavānī prīyatāmiti
likewise he should give a white pair of cattle with gilded faces and white covering, together with a cloth and a vessel, (saying) "may Bhavānī be pleased."
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MtP 63.26
अनेन विधिना यस्तु रसकल्याणिनीव्रतम् कुर्यात्स सर्वपापेभ्यस् तत्क्षणादेव मुच्यते
anena vidhinā yastu rasakalyāṇinīvratam kuryātsa sarvapāpebhyas tatkṣaṇādeva mucyate
He who performs the Rasakalyāṇinī vow by this procedure is released from all sins that very instant.
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MtP 63.27
नवार्बुदसहस्रं तु न दुःखी जायते नरः सुवर्णकमलं गौरि मासि मासि ददन्नरः अग्निष्टोमसहस्रस्य यत्फलं तदवाप्नुयात्
navārbudasahasraṃ tu na duḥkhī jāyate naraḥ suvarṇakamalaṃ gauri māsi māsi dadannaraḥ agniṣṭomasahasrasya yatphalaṃ tadavāpnuyāt
For nine thousand arbudas (of years) the man is not born in sorrow. A man who gives a golden lotus month by month, O Gaurī, obtains that fruit which belongs to a thousand Agniṣṭoma sacrifices.
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MtP 63.28
नारी वा कुरुते या तु कुमारी वा वरानने विधवा या तथा नारी सापि तत्फलमाप्नुयात् सौभाग्यारोग्यसम्पन्ना गौरीलोके महीयते
nārī vā kurute yā tu kumārī vā varānane vidhavā yā tathā nārī sāpi tatphalamāpnuyāt saubhāgyārogyasampannā gaurīloke mahīyate
And a woman who performs it, or a maiden, O fair-faced one, or likewise a widowed woman — she too shall obtain that fruit; endowed with good fortune and health, she is honoured in the world of Gaurī.
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MtP 63.29
इति पठति शृणोति श्रावयेद्यः प्रसङ्गात् कलिकलुषविमुक्तः पार्वतीलोकमेति मतिमपि च नराणां यो ददाति प्रियार्थं विबुधपतिविमाने नायकः स्यादमोघः
iti paṭhati śṛṇoti śrāvayedyaḥ prasaṅgāt kalikaluṣavimuktaḥ pārvatīlokameti matimapi ca narāṇāṃ yo dadāti priyārthaṃ vibudhapativimāne nāyakaḥ syādamoghaḥ
Whoever thus recites, or hears, or causes (it) to be heard on occasion, freed from the taint of the Kali age, goes to the world of Pārvatī; and he who out of affection gives (this) understanding to men shall become, unfailingly, a leader in the chariot of the lord of the gods.
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