Shloka 53

Matsya Purana — Agastya’s Origin

Devanagari script

राजपुत्रि महाभागे ऋषिपत्नि वरानने लोपामुद्रे नमस्तुभ्यम् अर्घो मे प्रतिगृह्यताम् प्रत्यब्दं तु फलत्यागम् एवं कुर्वन्न सीदति //

Transliteration

rājaputri mahābhāge ṛṣipatni varānane lopāmudre namastubhyam argho me pratigṛhyatām pratyabdaṃ tu phalatyāgam evaṃ kurvanna sīdati //

Translation

O princess, most fortunate one—O sage’s wife with a beautiful face—O Lopāmudrā, salutations to you. Please accept this arghya-offering of mine. One who, year after year, renounces (offers away) the fruits (of his gains) in this manner does not fall into distress.

Word by Word

• राजपुत्रि: O princess

• महाभागे: O highly fortunate one

• ऋषिपत्नि: O wife of a sage

• वरानने: O fair-/beautiful-faced one

• लोपामुद्रे: O Lopāmudrā

• नमः (नमस्तुभ्यम्): salutations to you

• अर्घः: arghya, respectful ritual offering

• मे: my

• प्रतिगृह्यताम्: please accept/receive

• प्रत्यब्दम्: every year/annually

• तु: indeed

• फलत्यागम्: renunciation/charitable offering of the fruits (of actions/earnings)

• एवम्: thus, in this way

• कुर्वन्: doing, practicing

• न: not

• सीदति: sinks, suffers, comes to ruin/distress

Speaker

• Ritual narrator/instructor within the Matsya Purana’s dharma-vrata discourse (traditionally framed as instruction delivered in the Matsya Purana’s main dialogue stream)

Entities Mentioned

• Lopāmudrā

Tags

• Dharma
• Vrata
• Arghya
• Dāna
• Phala-tyāga

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss pralaya; it focuses on dharma—specifically reverential offering (arghya) and the yearly renunciation of fruits (phala-tyāga) as a means to avoid misfortune.

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

It promotes the householder ethic of dedicating one’s gains to dharma: making respectful offerings and annually giving up the “fruits” of one’s prosperity through charity or ritual dedication, which the text presents as protective against decline and hardship.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Ritually, it highlights arghya—an honorific offering given with salutations—and emphasizes pratyabda (annual) observance and phala-tyāga (offering/renouncing the fruits), a common Purāṇic principle underpinning vrata practice and dāna.