Matsya Purana (critical study)
by Kushal Kalita | 2018 | 74,766 words | ISBN-13: 9788171103058
This page relates 鈥楻ohinicandrashayana-vrata鈥� of the English study on the Matsya-purana: a Sanskrit text preserving ancient Indian traditions and legends written in over 14,000 metrical verses. In this study, the background and content of the Matsyapurana is outlined against the cultural history of ancient India in terms of religion, politics, geography and architectural aspects. It shows how the encyclopedic character causes the text to deal with almost all the aspects of human civilization.
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Part 4.2e - 搁辞丑颈峁嚹玞andra艣ayana-vrata
In the 57th Chapter of the 惭补迟蝉测补辫耻谤腻峁嘺, the 搁辞丑颈峁嚹玞补苍诲谤补艣补测补苍补惫谤补迟补 has been discussed. When sage 狈腻谤补诲补 has asked lord 艢颈惫补 about such a vow which can give long life, good health, kingdom in several successive lives then 艢颈惫补 described about the 搁辞丑颈峁嚹玞补苍诲谤补艣补测补苍补惫谤补迟补. This vrata is regarded as one of the most sacred vratas. In this vrata the devotee worships the image of 狈腻谤腻测补峁嘺 by reciting the names of the moon. 艢颈惫补 said: When the 辫补帽肠补诲补艣墨 or 辫奴谤峁噄尘腻 day falls on Monday or 搁辞丑颈峁嚹� asterism falls on full moon day the devotee takes bath with the 辫补帽肠补驳补惫测补 and mustard oil and after that recites the 腻辫测腻测补蝉惫补尘补苍迟谤补 for hundred and eight times.
The mantra is found in the 峁欢惫别诲补 thus:
膩 py膩yasva sametu ve vi艣vata岣� soma 惫峁涐梗峁噛补尘/ 产丑补惫腻 v膩jasya sa峁僩athe.[1]
This vrata is observed by 艣奴诲谤补蝉 also.[2] They should worship the gods 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 and Soma with the nineteen (19) mantras starting with 蝉辞尘腻测补 艣腻苍迟腻测补 苍补尘补岣� and ending with vi艣ve艣var膩ya 苍补尘补岣�.[3] After uttering these mantras, the devotee worships Madhus奴dhana with fruits and flowers.[4] Then again he worships Soma and 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 with kadamba, blue lotus, jasmine, kubja, white kannair and campaka flowers. Thus the devotee observes it till the end of the year. 搁辞丑颈峁嚹�, the spouse of Moon is also worshipped in this vrata.
After observance of the above mentioned rites, the devotee gives away the golden idol of 搁辞丑颈峁嚹� and Moon to a good 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺 along with white pearls and white clothes, milk, fruits etc.[5] Then the devotee gives a white cow to the worthy 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺 and prays to the 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺 and his consort as the Soma or Moon in company with 搁辞丑颈峁嚹� for happiness, emancipation, health and prosperity. After observing fast the devotee should drink cow鈥檚 urine by reciting the mantra 辫腻辫补 惫颈苍腻艣腻测补 苍补尘补岣�. Then he could take twenty eight (28) morsels of food without salt and flesh and mixed with ghee and milk.[6] This vrata is described in the 笔补诲尘补辫耻谤腻峁嘺 also in the same way as in the 惭补迟蝉测补辫耻谤腻峁嘺.
Footnotes and references:
[1]:
峁欢惫别诲补, I.91.16
[2]:
Cf., 艣奴dro藠pi paray膩 bhakty膩 辫腻峁苍峁囜笉腻濒腻辫补惫补谤箩颈迟补岣�/ 蝉辞尘腻测补 varad膩y膩tha vi峁ａ箛ave 苍补尘补岣�// 惭补迟蝉测补辫耻谤腻峁嘺, 57.6
[3]:
Ibid., 57.6-15
[4]:
Ibid., 57.7
[5]:
rohi峁嚹玞andramithunam k膩rayitv膩藠tha 办腻帽肠补苍补尘/ 肠补苍诲谤补岣� 峁岣峚mgula岣� k膩ryo rohi峁嚹玞atura峁単ul膩// mukt膩phal膩峁ａ弓akayuta峁� 蝉颈迟补苍别迟谤补辫补峁乿峁泃补尘/ k峁Ｄ玶akumbhopari puna岣� 办腻峁僺测补辫腻迟谤腻办峁迟腻苍惫颈迟补尘// dady膩nmantre峁嘺 p奴rv膩h峁噀 艣膩l墨k峁phalasa峁儁utam// Ibid., 57.19-20
[6]:
Ibid., 57.15