Pramāṇa · Search · About · API

Matsya Purana 261.44

Matsyapurāṇa 261.44

Language
Sanskrit

261.44

nāgahastopamau bāhū keyūrakaṭakojjvalau.
padmaṃ haste pradātavyaṃ śrīphalaṃ dakṣiṇe bhuje .. 261.43

The image of Śri Devî Lakṣmî should be made with a very youthful appearance, having thick cheeks, red lips, knitted brows, with thick and raised breasts adorned with jewels and ear rings with a round face, wearing head ornaments and lotus having conch, and beautiful separate l tresses of hair, adorned with garlands, armlets, having arms like the trunk of an elephant holding a lotus in the left hand, the fruit of an wood apple tree in the right, adorned with a lotus, a svastik, a conch, earrings and Alaka, breast covered with a bodice and wearing a necklace, with a girdle of bells shining like gold, dressed in fine robes Close by the image should be made the images of two female attendants holding chamaras in their hands The Goddess should be seated on a lotus-bed surrounded by the buzzing black bees and bathed by a couple of elephants with vases, prayed by the Gandharvas Guhyakas Similarly should be made the image of Yakṣinî prayed by the Gods and placed close to the Laksmi Devi—40-47

A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam

Translations (1)

Linked texts (1)